denali – Nov 24, 2008 12:00 AM

When Aidan was transported for surgery, Denali was drawn off into the Retired Enclosure and spent the day by himself. He had a deer leg, and staff monitored him throughout the day, but he was anxious. It was important to move Denali out of the pack so the pack wouldn’t just isolate Aidan who was off site. Denali was placed back in the pack for the evening, while Aidan slept in the lab, and drawn back into the Retired Enclosure at 4 am on Saturday to join Aidan, who was ready for some outside time. Denali was very relaxed after Aidan joined him. They greeted with full tail wags, and facial licking, and before long, they were scuffling over deer legs and beaver. Denali never investigated the suture site, (neither did Aidan, even when he was in the lab) and both settled in to sleeping in the den boxes. Although, Aidan took the big one and Denali was stuck with the smaller rock den, which is fine when curling up, but a draw back if you like to stretch out when sleeping. At the introduction, Denali did some active submission, but not as much as Aidan. Aidan seems more bonded to Shadow and seeks his attention more than Denali. In his video, you will see Maya checking out Aidan’s suture site, then Aidan began licking his site, and before long, Denali started licking at himself. We’re not sure if that’s sympathy grooming or just wanting to be one of the pack.