aidan – Jun 19, 2008 12:00 AM

The pups are 53 days old today. The new scale arrived and it is very easy to use. Aidan walkded across the scale, stood there, the digital reading flashed and he walked off, no stress. I do need to clarify, that I mispelled Aidan's name initially. Now, I an spelling it correctly. When I searched the web for this name, Wikipedia's definition is <br> Aidan is an Irish Gaelic name, a diminutive of Aodh and usually translated into English as "little fiery one" or similar. Formerly common only in Ireland, the name (together with variants) has become common in the UK and the United States. I will try to spell it correctly from now on. The following logs were written by team leader Jill Badyrka.<br> Communication is developing with a constant influx of increased vocalizations. When the Exhibit Pack howled at 1:45 am, and again beginning at 6:25 am for two distinct sessions, both pups woke and joined in. The range of intonations is increasing, as well as the types of vocalizations. The pups are emitting barks, yelps, squeaks, and various combinations of these interspersed with the howls. During Pup 101, for the first time, the pups shared a deer hide from which they both tore and ingested small pieces. Aiden seems to especially enjoy the tearing and shaking of his food, exhibiting a stronger predatory instinct than Denali. After two days of not being able to obtain accurate weights with the sling scale, the arrival of the new scale today enabled an easy weigh of 17.8 pounds for Aiden.