aidan – Feb 3, 2012 12:00 AM

This week, the US Forest Service had some sled dogs that were on site across the road from the Center. It's common practice in the wintertime to use sled dogs to haul cargo into the wilderness when the lakes are frozen and travel is easy. We were aware of their potential to be on site, but didn't really have an idea how the wolves would respond, especially since Oscar has tendencies to bark instead of howl. We thought the wolves might be getting accustomed to barking. We were wrong. They're getting accustomed to Oscar barking, but not barking in general. On Wednesday, we saw varying degrees of tolerance. Aidan was more anxious than any of the other wolves, choosing to stay on his straw bed with ears perked forward, but slightly off to the side. He stayed very close to the wolf care staff and avoided going to the top of the enclosure. He did spend time with Oscar at the fence and frequently rubbed the fence while Oscar enjoyed a moose jaw. Read the other logs to see how the other wolves responded.