All grown up

As much as I didn't want to leave UNC and Germany, one perk of being back in Cincinnati is that I get to visit Red Wolf Sanctuary. The wolf puppies I helped raise last summer are still puppies, just in much bigger bodies. Sioux and Kiowa got into a fairly serious fight earlier in the year, however, so the trio had to be separated. Kiowa and Croix are in one enclosure, Sioux in another. To prevent Sioux from becoming lonely, Red Wolf Sanctuary obtained three more wolf puppies and plans to put one of the them in with Sioux to keep her company. The other two will occupy a third enclosure. But for the time being, Sioux needs as much social time as can be given, so we were more than happy to go spend some time with her. On the way to see Sioux, Kiowa and Croix came down to the bottom of their enclosure to show off for us a bit. They were being complete goofballs, Kiowa more so than Croix.

Croix (gray) and Sioux (black) playing

Croix (gray) and Sioux (black)

Croix

Croix (gray) and Sioux (black) playing

Photo by Ginny LT, not me 

Croix

Croix (gray) and Sioux (black)

Kiowa

Sioux

Sioux and I

Sioux

Sioux holding my hand (/arm)

Of course, we couldn't leave without saying hello to the wolf puppies:

The puppies eat approximately EVERY 2 SECONDS

Still has his puppy blue eyes

Couldn't figure out how to get un-stuck

Female pup

We didn't just see wolves while we were there. We visited Akima, who kept vacillating between really wanting to see us and wanting to hide. Rosie wouldn't come out to see me today, so Akima was the star fox of the day:

Last, but certainly not least, two new Irish Wolfhound pups have been added to the crew at Red Wolf Sanctuary. Their names are Paddington (Paddy) and Guinness. Paddy is a boy, and at 8 months old he is already larger than the adult wolves at the sanctuary. Actually, Paddy would probably make a good miniature horse. Guinness, the female, looks small compared to her brother but is probably just as large as the yearling wolves. But both are very friendly and don't realize that they are not lap dogs.

Paddy!