Boltz – Food Begging

The influence of hormones is certainly evident this summer.  While Luna continues to guard the pups, Boltz seems to have reverted to pup like behavior.  In this image, Boltz is food begging from Denali and attempting to get as submissive as possible.  Denali has an ear posture we term “Pricked and Turned Sideways”  this usually is displayed by an individual that is not at ease with the interaction.  Boltz’s behavior is quite confrontational and can be a bit overwhelming, especially for a wolf like Denali that tends to avoid conflicts.  I will be posting video of this interaction on Youtube in the upcoming days.   Certainly the pup introduction in August will be interesting to see how Boltz responds to pups that will likely try to food beg as well.