maya – Apr 4, 2005 12:00 AM

Maya is truly the swimmer in the bunch. She doesn't care that the snowmelt water is barly above the freezing point. She willingly jumps in the pond and attempts to capture the debris floating in the pen. If you've ever had a dog and experienced the joys of being near that dog when they come out of water, you can appreciate the wolf care staff's job. As Maya comes out of the pond, she comes over to the wolf care staff and does a full body shake or puts a wet, muddy paw on the staff. Spring is a time of new growth, but it's also a time for mud and surprises coming out of the snow. Maya is good at finding those surprises, old bones, hides, sticks from a tree severed in January, whatever the debris, she finds it and brings it to our attention.