Hi folks, it's amazing how just 5 days without Internet contact leads people to believe you've disappeared off the face of the Earth! In fact, I have just finished teaching a Dog Listener Foundation course in Holland, with the largest number of students so far. A fantastic response and it looks like Dog Listening is going from strength to strength in that part of the world.

One of the current members of Team Holland (as I dubbed them 2 years ago) has adopted a wolf at a zoo, and on my free day I accompanied her and other members of Team Holland  to see the resident pack of four brothers.

The enclosure is a decent size, and they share it with several bears.

Of course, the closeness to each other does lead to a pressure cooker effect, where interaction between them is more frequent and closer than would normally be the case, but it was amazing to watch how they were around each other.

Most of the time there was no problem, but one bear - described by our guide as the "pain in the ass mother" (I love how the Dutch speak English) - insisted on making a point, to which the wolves reacted.

Imagine my horror when I started filming, only to quickly realise that my camcorder had run out of battery. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!

Fortunately another member of TH let me use her camera, and I did manage to get some great video footage.

Click on the link to see a great sequence. Those who believe that "wild" means out of control, check out how these "wild" animals sort out their differences...

Cheers, Tony

P.S. The sounds of children are coming from a play area located right in the middle of the enclosure. At least I hope it was a play area, and not a larder!