shadow – Feb 26, 2010 12:00 AM

While we know that Shadow's retirement is inevitable, he seems to be more of a pack leader than we've seen in the previous year. This is most noticeable with Denali, who didn't receive much dominance from Shadow during his first year of life, but he has learned to drop his head and flatten his ears during the second year of life. This is good news since we were very concerned about Shadow's physical condition earlier this winter, it reinforces our medical treatment decisions. It's always nice to see that something is working.