Boltz – Will Luna Ever be Anything More?

Boltz and Luna were both born in 2012, and even though they had an unusual separation because of Luna’s condition, they were pup mates.  Pup mates wrestle, scruff bite, growl, bite some more, snap, bite some more and drag each other around as they practice skills to be an opportunistic predator.  When one pupmate is the lone female and is expected to fulfill the rank of the dominant female, it’s hard for the other pupmate to transition to this change in relationship.  Will Luna every be anything more than a pup mate to wrestle with?  As they both mature, they both may grow out of the need for the pup to pup rough housing.  Although, there are times that Aidan and Denali still act like pup mates, so it could just be in their nature.  At this point, we just need to calm the rough housing a bit so it doesn’t create a stimuli for Boltz to test Aidan.  We’ve been seeing a little testing as he matured, but nothing that Aidan can’t handle.  One more winter and then the pups come.  Pups will be the change in focus that Aidan needs to give him some relief.  If Boltz wants to wrestle, the addition of two male pups in the fall of 2016 will give him the chance.