shadow – Apr 29, 2011 12:00 AM

We have a Working for Wolves program next weekend and the wolf that has the biggest issue is Shadow. He will bark howl if he feels his area is threatened. I have been watching this closely trying to figure out the triggers for this behavior. Last fall, he was fine on Friday and Saturday, but wouldn't tolerant anything on Sunday. So, we thought maybe it was length of time, but when I have had student workers from Vermilion Community College, he seems to tolerant them better than our Working for Wolves groups. The only difference I can see is that the student's are involved in their own conversations, are relaxed and joking amongst themselves. They don't take pictures of the wolves, they don't talk to them, they don't even look at them. So, it appears that if you are just there and not directing attention at Shadow, he doesn't respond in a territorial nature. So, if you are on the Working for Wolves crew next weekend, we're going to test this theory.