shadow – Mar 16, 2012 12:00 AM

As I said in Malik's log, Shadow and Malik were scheduled for a rabies vaccination, but wolves don't always follow schedules. Shadow noticed the syringe within minutes and while he was excited to greet, he stayed far enough out of range that a safe injection couldn't be delivered. We will try again later. This is an important reminder that the young pups need to be exposed to all aspects of wolf care and that patience is a virtue. We didn't need to have the vaccine done at that exact moment, so there was no need to stress him out by restraining him. Perseverance and finding the ideal moment are the skills of a wolf care staff.