grizzer – Aug 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Today was the introduction day for Aidan and Denali. Initially, Shadow met the pups first in the pack holding area with Grizzer and Malik locked in holding and Maya to intimidated to come through the gates (problem with some negative conditioning several years ago, and too many wolf care staff indicating that something was different). Grizzer was very tolerant of the 5 minute wait for Shadow to complete his introductions and dominance, and when he did exit, he remained calm. Shadow did dominate him when he was near the pups and that set the tone for the rest of the introduction. Grizzer used soft muzzle bites to interact and was observed bringing food to Aidan, even though he would sometimes have some food threat displays toward the pups.