shadow – Sep 11, 2006 12:00 AM

This has been the summer most noteable by Shadow's increased social behavior. We're not sure what set it off, maybe the start of the season with a full-ear cleaning and clean bill of health; the presence of inuit sled dog pups that stimulated some prolactin, the switch to once a month fly treatment and not the daily cream's; regardless, he's been a very social animal to work with. Not only to human staff, but he's frequently playbowing to Maya and Grizzer, grooming them, pawing them, sleeping near them and trying to start a chase scene. He's very relaxed and confident, even when Malik tries to come in and do a grab bite while Shadows focused on the young adults.