aidan – Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM

It’s a busy time as we are in the middle of tier evaluations for all wolf care staff, finalizing the updated Ethogram and selecting video for the Updated Highlights of the Ambassador Wolves DVD. The tier evaluation includes filming wolf care staff with each wolf and observing the dynamics between each wolf and handler. As the wolf curator, I meet with all staff and view this video footage to determine if there are issues or if a particular handler would like to advance in the 3 tier system. We get several hours of footage and it gives us a lot of perspective about the social nature of each wolf. Boltz is testing Aidan when Aidan allows it, but is putting limit on Boltz. Boltz may have some defiant moments, but when Aidan is serious, Boltz submits or leaves. Aidan still rolls over for the pups more frequently than he dominates the pups.