aidan – Sep 10, 2010 12:00 AM

Fall has arrived to the north country with temperatures near freezing at night, and a frost warning for the upcoming weekend. The wolves pelage continues to show the growth of the winter undercoat with Aidan showing the least amount of coat development. This may be characteristic of his genetics or could be a response to stress of an omega. As caretakers for these wolves, we make a concerted effort to provide straw bedding when the ground freezes and temperatures dip to sub-zero weather. At this time, we're in the transition time, where straw bedding may be too warm during the day, but within a few weeks, that may change. Aidan's photo shows the wolves natural response to cooler temperatures. He does a curl rest, which means his body is curled in a tight posture, sometimes, wolves will tuck their tail under his belly, covering the parts of his body with the least amount of hair.