Boltz-Summer Lookout

While we talk about Boltz watching Aidan and looking for anxiety, we need to remind ourselves that Boltz carries a bit of anxiety himself in the form of an insect phobia.  What may have started as a response to a bee sting, has certainly increased to an all out awareness of anything that buzzes near his head.  If you have spent time in the great north woods of Minnesota, you quickly realize that there are many things that buzz around our heads.  We just started noticing this behavior in the last week and it can certainly influence the reaction of the other wolves.  So far, the yearlings haven’t mimicked this behavior, but we know from experience that anxiety of one can influence the others.  The bug season might give Aidan a break from Boltz’s testing for a bit, but so will warm weather.  Once the temperatures rise, the wolf behavior calms dramatically.