Behind the Scenes / How Are You Feeling?

At nearly 10 weeks old, the pups were more interesting than they had been. They were little creatures now, with personalities and habits of their own. Swift took the prize for strangest pup, acting simultaneously ancient and brand new. It unsettled her on occasion, but he was still her son.

Slowly, the escapes into the wilderness stopped and Bazi became a homebody again - and a relentless pest as far as her children were concerned, coaxing then into activity after activity in preparation for life as fully grown wolves.