No saddle needed.

Getting a TLC patch in March 2018 to add howl that will initiate the pack bonus for 5 minutes, will be able to sniff out players or creatures with less than 50% health, and will be able to detect explorer notes.

They can sniiff out hidden animal and also can sniiff out explorer nots and artifact

Like if it helps

Vicious and lightning fast, the Dire Wolf is a great all-around mount for adventuring and attacking. I highly recommended to bring packs of Dire Wolves for any hostile situation. Whether it be kill Alphas, or raid bases, it's size, agility, and damage make for a deadly beast.

Very important early tame although it may be difficult, it doesn't require a saddle and it gathers lots of hide which is difficult to get early in game

Direwolves are easily my favorite tame on the island, they are extremely good battle creatures especially in packs. Breeding and imprinting (which I did) as well as leveling them up means you can take on nearly everything. It’s extreme mobility and small size means you can use it for most caves, as well as collecting tons of chitin and meat along the way. This is a 9/10 tame for me, due to its relatively easy taming process (bola then tranq) and its extremely versatile usage.

-Monkeyking100

You can put a cloth hat on them and they can be pirate dogs

Honesty the best caver out there tbh:

DIREWOLF:

PROS:

Pack buff

Commonly found

No saddle needed

Fits in almost every cave no matter what map

Can jump far

Can sniff out notes

CONS:

Taming is dangerous

Not very tanky

No great health

✅You can take it with an argentavis

The Direwolf is a vicious wolf that comes in packs, so I will tell you a guide to it. #1. The dire wolf can be found in any snowy area, but also the desert. They come in packs of 3 to 5, so be careful. They also are known to attack mammoths to kill them. They are a really good mount to tame. #2. To tame a dire wolf is simple. All you have to do is knock it out, and put meat in it. If you want a certain one in a pack, kill off the others. They have one attack, a standard bite, but can leap very far, are really fast, and have a pack buff. The pack buff will let you absolutely shred anything in your way. You must have at least 2 wolves for the pack buff. #3. They can be white, dark gray, light gray, sandy colored, brown, or I think black. They will usually be found in hostile territory, so kill any other Dino in the area around them. If you have a lot of high levels, you can destroy almost anything with them. The highest level wolf will be the Alpha. They also don’t need a saddle. This is my guide to the Direwolf! Signed, Pickle844Luvr