aidan – May 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Attila is 33 days old today. The pups ears are standing erect most of the time, and their hearing is greatly improved. Attila woke at the sounds of the wolves howling, perked his ears and tried to focus on the sound of howling. They are getting more comfortable with the sound, and are not as inclined to whine and whine/howl to the adults, indicating that they’re probably seeking comfort in the sound. Attila tugged on the deer leg with Lori, the first serious tug-of-war behavior related to carcass feeding stimulus. Attila dragged the deer leg out of the back door during a program. Attila continues to assert dominance, but Red Paw did a stand over Attila when he had a bone. Later in the day, Nannies recorded Attila doing a stand-over Red Paw, so dominance behavior does go back and forth.