aidan – Aug 2, 2012 12:00 AM

Aidan was the first to meet the adults in the pack holding area. Unfortunately for Aidan, we had a wind storm the night before the intro and he was quite intimidated. His first response was to run from the pups, doing muzzle bites towards them as they were very actively food begging. For all the regurgitation prior to the introduction, we were surprised that we didn't witness anything when they were physically together. Aidan clearly assumed a leadership role and Boltz continually submitted to him, although Luna didn't. It's not that Luna was intimidated or avoided the adults, she just wouldn't submit. When the pack was released in the Exhibit, Luna ran throughout the upper enclosure. Both adults were actively chasing her and Aidan made several attempts to get her to stop and submit. It was a tense few hours for staff as Luna wouldn't slow down. By the second day, Aidan was bringing the pups food and Luna seemed much calmer, which kept the pack much calmer. Luna's excited behavior can really change the dynamics. At this point, Aidan is clearly guarding the pups from Denali, and we will likely see some dynamics between these two as winter approaches.