denali – May 21, 2010 12:00 AM

Denali has taken to the spring ritual of brushing. Initially, he tried to eat the brush handle, especially the nice new "Ruffin It" brushes that were donated (he likes the rubber handle). We are breaking him in to the process and the tools, and within a few weeks, we hope to have all of the undercoats removed. Temperatures have been in the 80's, almost unheard of in Ely, Minnesota in May.