Denali – Keeping his Winter Coat?

Denali has a full undercoat and shows limited signs of blowing his coat like Grizzer.  We do brush it, but it just doesn’t want to let loose.  He may be the smartest of us all as the constant barrage of bugs can’t find their way to Denali’s underbelly, but the hot humid days are hard.  It’s not that Denali doesn’t want to be brushed.  He stands on the rock like he’s spending a day at the groomer and would probably even tolerate having his toenails clipped (haven’t tried it because wolves dig so much caching that they don’t need it).  Eventually, we will see some movement, but for now, you can tell Denali apart because he is the only wolf in full winter pelage.