denali – Nov 23, 2009 12:00 AM

Karen Pajari spent 3 days observing the pack after Malik’s retirement and provided the following observations. On the night of Malik’s retirement, Denali displayed the most whining at the fence line toward retirement, and he appears to be responding to the change in dynamics by increasing his testing of Grizzer. He was observed in several jaw sparring events with Grizzer, with both of them riding up on their back legs to use the full force of the front legs. Denali trots around the yard freely with a confident T2 tail posture. His behavior and attitude seems active, alert, calm, and feisty – his tail is up and his ears are pricked. This month’s Podcast will review the USDA incident report concerning the aggressive incident that prompted Malik’s retirement and the subsequent management challenges