mackenzie – Aug 28, 2000 12:00 AM

August 28 – September 3: Staff continues to feed the puppies twice daily in the holding pen with meat consumption increasing to an average of 2.5 lbs per feeding with both pups eating equally. Handlers taught the pups to climb on the greeting rock this week. Shadow seemed more eager to get up on the rock, but exits off the rock need some work; Malik is not as coordinated and needs more assistance. The Pups continually interact with adults and Shadow is showing more interest in spending time with the wolves and less time with humans. Shadow tends to respond best to Mackenzie and Malik seems to interact with Lucas. Lakota's interactions with the pups tends to be end up in aggression toward the pups, which results in Lakota getting dominated by Mackenzie and Lucas. There seems to be a fine line of what's acceptable aggression toward the pups and Mackenzie seems to define that line.