aidan – May 12, 2008 12:00 AM

It is amazing how pups change during this time termed the Transition period, before their hearing is fully developed. Noteable behaviors and physical developments that occurred today include: Ears standing erect for short periods of time, awareness of gate noise and human voices, pups very alert to the howling of the Exhibit Pack, growling and barking in their sleep, and teething, as the upper incisor teeth emerged early this morning. Wolf Pup # 2 has been demonstrating dominance behavior towards Pup # 1, not unusual for a smaller pup to compensate for size by being more physical. He is also responding to external stimuli and noises. After the morning feeding and the morning visit with the Exhibit Pack, he fell asleep, only to have his dream state growling and barking jolt him awake. He ran to the wolf care staff for comfort, a good sign that the intensive time for socialization is working.