denali – May 27, 2012 12:00 AM

Denali is interested in the pups, but not nearly as possessive as Aidan. We have observed him carrying deer parts over to the fence toward the pups. This is a behavior that we've observed in multiple litters over the years. This type of care giving behavior is a part of the hormonal influence of pups, but we must time the introduction well to ensure that prolactin hormone is still present at the time of the introduction and the pups have not increased to a size over 45 lbs. The way Bolts is putting on weight, we decided to move the introduction date to July 30th instead of the typical August time frame.