shadow – Jul 8, 2011 12:00 AM

While wolf care staff gets excitable greetings from Shadow and Malik (including jumps up on the den), warm weather always brings a reminder of their age. At 11 years old, they may be spry to greet, but hot humid weather is harder with age. We were very concerned about Shadow in a recent heat spell, and he had a harder time cooling himself. This is likely due to their late shedding pattern. We have since managed to brush 3 – 4 bags of hair from him, and he is significantly less burdened by hair. Shadow does like a mist spray, and will often squint his eyes and stand under the spray until he's sufficiently coated with water, then he retreats back to the den to keep watch.