Grizzer the Opposite of Denali

Grizzer is the Opposite of Denali in most behavioral interactions and he is the opposite in his shedding patterns.  Where Denali has barely shed a handful, Grizzer has shed half of his body size in one brushing.  When we say Grizzer blows his coat, we mean, his undercoat has let loose and it his coming out in sheets.  We do save the hair and in the past have made bracelets from the undercoat.  At this point, we are producing more hair than product.

Last week, we attempted to reunite Grizzer and Shadow long term, but came to the realization that Grizzer is a strong 10-year old that has had life his way, on his terms for a while.  It is hard to adjust to competition again.  The reality is, Shadow is only 4 years older, but at the age of 14, he is too old to put up with the activity level and food defense of Grizzer.  We know Shadow’s time is limited at this age, and we don’t want to have more stress than he needs.  We also have to be mindful that, if they were together again, and Shadow dies, Grizzer is left with another transitional separation issue.  At this point, weighing all decisions, we think it’s best to have 2 retirement options.  To see our initial reunited efforts between Grizzer and Shadow, see last week’s Youtube.