Boltz- A Wolf of Many Faces

Boltz is one of the most challenging wolves that I have worked with in a long time.  His older age when meeting our staff and our facility (he was nearly a month of age when we selected him), means that he doesn’t have as strong of a bond and can be mistrustful of staff or situations.  We are continually working with him to build confidence and trust, but his hesitancy towards strange actions is when he is most expressive.  One thing I see is that Boltz, independently of Luna, is much less testing and far more social.  Luna stimulates the antagonistic behavior and Boltz follows her lead from behind.  If Boltz is interacting with Denali alone, they greet and tail wag, rubbing shoulders along the way.