Porcupine Ridge stand tall... WHOA okay not that tall

no problem!

Her respect was noted and favored with a smile and a wag of his tail. "Taggarik," he introduced himself, and as she went on to compliment the territory he nodded his head. "I thought so too. It's scenic, but more importantly there is plenty to eat, to drink, and as you've already discovered, plenty of places to rest."

He preferred to sleep in the open himself. His coat was thick and warm, and his guard hairs permitted little of the wind and the weather to penetrate to his skin. But, his pups, when such a time came, would require the protection of a den, and so he did not overlook potential sites.

"It was isolated too," he went on to say with a thoughtful hum and a brief pinch of his brows.. "I do not know for sure, but we may have neighbors soon."