If Jacob Black is not a "real" werewolf why does he imprint on Renesmee?

I don't think that the "real werewolves" imprint. It's probably just a shapeshifters thing. The whole thing about actual werewolves probably doesn't have anything to do with imprinting.

Imprinting is a part of the tribes legends, something originally believed to be very rare. Technically, it was never said that it was a "real" werewolf trait. However, the tribe thought that they were real werewolves until the Breaking Dawn.

It actually tell's you it is a Quilete tribe tradition, not that it is a 'werewolf' one. A Shape shifter will imprint not a werewolf.

who knows why, but its love at first sight! and think about it, we imprint too dose that mean were not human? love is love, we cant judge
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probably cause he wants her to call his own

Obviously the imprinting isn't from them being wolves, which is what they originally believed, it must not be a real werewolf trait, just a shapeshifter thing.

ok as we all know Jacob Black is not a "real" werewolf, however he is a shapeshifter and that is what they do. and also imprinting is a part of tribal legends usually believed to be very rare, plus all the "werewolves" really truely belived they were werewolves untill Edward pointed out that they were not in Breaking Dawn.

both do as a shape shifter he could have been a couger and imprinted or a bear or sumtin

I know it's like 7 months late but I still want to comment.
Jacob and his pack imprint because they are shape-shifters not werewolves. The real werewolves are moon people or something like that (as it was said in Breaking Dawn) and they turn into wolves only when it's full moon. And I think that they are not as normal as Jacob's pack wolves. When they're wolves they are wild - they don't have any human instincts, just animal and they can't find humans attractive at all.
But I may be wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if all this was a big fat lie I just wrote. I apologize if it's like that!