Axel – Paws for Traction

We didn’t get a chance to weigh the pups this week, our usual Friday weighing times were postponed due to the first winter storm to hit Northern Minnesota.  Initially the pups were a bit intimidated as this storm came with some pounding sleet and wind before it developed into the “Inch an Hour” accumulation that left us with 16 inches of snow.  But with a bit of excitement from the adult wolves, Axel and Grayson quickly joined the pack in some activity.  Notice the wide spread of Axel’s front foot that helps create traction on some slippery conditions.  It’s the size of a wolf’s paw and the ability to spread that paw like a snowshoe in deeper snows that makes them an efficient predator.