2 star wolves are where it's at. Regular wolf is like a poodle. 2 star wolf is like a dire wolf.

Seriously though, I think its more than double the HP and attack. I forget the exact numbers but its on the internets somewhere.

We eventually took 2 star wolves to almost every base. They breed like rabbits. After a while we'd just leave the gates open. When you take a pack out with you hunting they will often have pups, the pups are often left behind. But it turns out they grow into adults while you are away.

One really cool experience I had was porting back to a castle base because I knew there were dense forests surrounding it. And because I like the woody aesthetic I try to go a pretty deep in before I start to harvest. It was night time. I'm chopping wood, we all know how that brings out the bad guys. Before i knew it I had some random wolf come out and kill a bunch of stuff that was about to attack me before I even saw them.

I gave him the nod and left him to roam free.