Luna – A hint of a maturing dominant female

We were hoping to see some more pairbonding behavior from Luna towards Aidan this winter, she still has many of her juvenile traits, mixed in with her more dominant personality. We have seen some pairbonding behavior, mixed between Aidan and Denali. Some days we see her rolling around with Denali (Though it often appears to be motivated by a piece of food he’s possessing), other days we see Luna resting very closely with Aidan. During the breeding season, it’s been noted that the breeding pair often rest closer to one another, and generally interact with each other more often than other pack members. We’ve seen only a little bit of the pairbonding behavior this year, and it will be interesting to see how Aidan and Luna may fall into their roles as we bring in new pups for 2016.