maya – Oct 12, 2004 12:00 AM

I promised myself that I would write a wolf log without saying how sweet Maya is. But, I can't do it. She is an amazing wolf to work with, she continues to display very social behavior to the handlers, preferring to sit at their feet and get her belly scratched rather than jump on people's heads like Grizzer. She still has a bit of sensitivity to a herniated belly button, but the Vet's say this should improve with age. Maya seems to be hold her own in food issues with Nyssa, and she has a tendency to start play behavior with Grizzer. Some ethologists theorize that the omega or bottom ranking pack members play an important role in the pack dynamics. Maya seems to be fitting that role well. One of the Center members sent us a note concerning the tuna in Maya's diet and the concern over potential mercury in tuna. During the time we used the tuna for Maya, we resticted it to two feeding per week. The reason we used tuna was to enhance her coat. The treatment seemed to work, she has as glossy of a coat as her littermates.