Life without Bob

The

Saddle pack is doing well and adjusting to life without Dad since the passing of their legendary alpha male, Bob. Bob was a strong leader and taught his pack well. The pack is enjoying the cooler weather (thank goodness there are no more 100oF days! Imagine wearing a fur coat in that heat!) and have been seen running through the very colorful leaf fall! Their winter coats are starting to come in very full and beautiful! Wolves have two type of fur; guard hairs that are 2" long and repel water and an undercoat that insolates them from the cold. When it starts to get warm the wolves will "blow their coats" to shed that extra fluffy insolation. When they do this, they look much smaller and skinnier. Shedding this fur makes the local wildlife, like birds, squirrels, chipmunks, etc. very happy because they often use this fur to build nests.