Aidan – Bring on the Pups

We coordinated the first face to face meeting (through the chainlink fence) with the 2016 pups and their future packmates, the Exhibit Pack.   Luna dominated the scene, but Aidan, despite some trepidation (as displayed by his ears pricked and turned sideways ear posture) had some fence time and showed the same possessive behavior toward the new arrivals that he did in 2012 when Luna and Boltz were introduced.  After the Pup Care team had a shift change, staff witnessed Aidan keeping watch at the fenceline and he initiated a howl to the pups.  That’s the kind of pack leadership that will help the pup introduction be successful.  The pups will have the next 2 months to develop a bond with the human handlers and the adult wolves through the fence before they join the pack in early August.