aidan – Oct 27, 2008 12:00 AM

The pups are 6 months old today. We didn't get a weight on them since we woke up to 2 inches of snow and ice on the ground and the scale needs a clean, level place for the legs. We will not likely weigh them again until spring. So, the update for the week relates to the stimulus provided to the pack.<br> Every Wednesday, we give some supplemental food to the pack. Even though the pups are fed on a daily basis, an extra feeding during the week is a good distraction and adds calories as the wolves prepare for winter. This past week, we had a bison hide donated from a hunt in the western US. The pups were very excited about the head, and it made for some great behaviors for several days. Aidan was not as aggressive as Denali or Grizzer when possessing the carcass, but he did a lot of food begging behavior towards the entire pack. Aidan uses a very soft muzzle bite to encourage interaction from one of the other pack members. He was quite relaxed as Maya did a ride up behavior on him, and made him submit (see Maya’s log video). In Aidan’s video, you will see him in a submissive posture, rolling over for Grizzer as they approach the bison head.