shadow – Nov 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Shadow continues to be very excited greeting staff, and overall has a calm and social response to the pack. This tells us that while staff have a hard time watching the tension between Maya and Aidan, Shadow's not showing any tension with the pack, meaning that it's not that serious. Shadow does show a response when the tension in the pack is a problem. So, as usual, we need to take the cue from the dominant pack leader and remain calm and take this opportunity to learn about wolf behavior. Shadow did a lone howl in response to what sounded like a wild pack, but the rest of the group didn't join in. The pack knows the difference between a rally howl, and a defensive howl.