maya – Oct 29, 2007 12:00 AM

There seems to be a pattern in the response to Grizzer, Maya defends food from him, Malik defends himself. Regardless, Grizzer maintains a good attitude and has been very compatible with staff interactions. In Maya’s video this week, she displays a behavior that seems to be common when a dog is in the wolf yard. When she was a pup, the Wolf Curator’s dog was used to get the pups exposed to larger canids dominance displays before the pups met the adult wolves. When Maya sees any dog, she displays loud, and excitable whining behavior, this will likely be her response when the new pups arrive.