Luna – Focus Like No Other

Luna’s been benefiting from the increased staff interactions and the lack of competition from pack members.  Whether the activities around the yard involve humans or wolves, she finds a vantage point to watch.  She shows very little anxiety with activities which is a contrast to Grizzer and even the Exhibit Pack members. It may be the stark contrast between her golden eyes and the darker pelage, but her focus seems intense.  It was this intensity that caused us to re-evaluate her interactions with the pups on the introduction day and it is this focus that has us taking her introduction to Grizzer at a slow pace.  We did manage to get Grizzer and Luna to meet face-to-face for the first time today.  It was a good start.  Luna did some posturing and immediately established her status over Grizzer by doing two consecutive chin rests.  Grizzer showed no dominance and while her intensity kept him at bay like a magnet, we have hope that future interactions will increase the social behavior that we know is part of their nature.