aidan – Feb 9, 2009 12:00 AM

Staff have observed some interesting behavior between Aidan and Maya. As previous logs have stated, Maya has been quite dominant over Aidan, but last week, Maya was observed walking in a parallel gate with Aidan, a sign of bonding. Maya was also observed grooming Aidan and Aidan appeared to be stimulating play from Maya. This is all part of the individual social relationships that form within the pack. In this week's photo, you will see Shadow doing a rub under Aidan's chin, a very social greeting. Of course the video clip shows that Shadow is still dominant and Aidan willingly submits, but there is certainly a level of respect from the dominant wolves for Aidan that is not viewed with Denali.