Boltz- Buffering Pups

One of the reason’s we conduct a four-year rotation of our pups is so we have a three-tiered structure protecting the older wolves from the exuberance of the pup’s.   Boltz, our four-year old male is the buffer in our Exhibit Pack.  He is closer in age to the pups and more likely to display some of that exuberance behavior that keeps the pups occupied.  In this week’s photo, Boltz is testing the strength of the recently formed ice cover and it won’t be long before two pups join him in discovering the challenges of thin ice.