Axel – More Inhibited Bites

It has been a great pleasure watching these arctic pups mature to yearlings.  Their personalities that began as pups are becoming more defined as yearlings.  Between the pair, Axel is the one to do the most exploration with this mouth, whether it be branches, wolf hair or his littermates muzzle, there seems to be an inhibited bite when Axel is nearby (meaning he holds back from a harder bite pattern).  The other developing behaviors relate to their facial expressions which can be broadened to include their ear postures and eye positions.  Similar to Aidan, Grayson is very expressive when face to face interactions include some type of heightened energy.  Muzzle biting and jaw sparring qualify as heightened energy. Axel also seems to use that heightened energy on the deer carcass, holding his own while the pack tries to each take their share.