Find someone with a wolf-dog, preferably mid to high content, hang out with it for a bit

I owned a halfer (she-wolf and husky parents) and it was basically wolf default behaviours with begrudging love for his humans. Looked like a slightly (maybe 80% size) small wolf and had the body power and intelligence to match.

It’s not exactly the same as being near a full wolf (which I have done) but it’s the experience you’re imagining for “friendly wolf”, and quite awesome