denali – May 18, 2009 12:00 AM

Denali and Aidan have been the focus of some training with brushes as the summer season approaches and the wolves will begin to blow their undercoat. Denali was the most difficult with brush training, as he wants to grab and possess anything the handlers carry. He is doing well, and continues to improve with each session. In this week's video, and photos, you will see Denali and Aidan sharing a deer with Grizzer. There was a dominance incident between Grizzer and Malik (see their logs), that required us to increase the food consumption and encourage a calm level of satiated behavior. The cooler temperatures this week (snow several days last week), increases the wolves metabolism. Denali will go face to face with Grizzer, often trying a direct stare to get Grizzer off the food. Grizzer averts his gaze and uses his strength to drag the carcass away, but usually, the yearlings and Grizzer eat together.