wolf Stories

Uinta – Wonder in the Wildlife Garden
By Earthfire Perhaps because of relentless hunting, wolves are extraordinarily hardwired for fear. If you are not able to bond with them very early, a window is closed and humans are forever something to be scared of. Some wolves seem to be> Read more

Windsong: Founding Spirit
By Earthfire She was in her 17th year. We brought her in to our cabin several months ago to winter with us because she was so old and winter was so cold. She looked like she was pretty much done with life> Read more

Energy Healing Wolf
By Earthfire Watch this video of amazing healing sessions between humans and a resident wolf with a neurological disorder. Read more

A Spiritual Journey
By Earthfire This is the story of Thunder, a timber wolf, who's passing illustrates the mystery and wonder of nature and the strong bond between members of his species. Read more

Lung Torsion – By Summer Winger DVM
By Earthfire Cindar was a 7 year old, beautiful black female wolf. She was very sensitive and smart. Jean and Susan called me because she was depressed and seemed ill. When I arrived she was weak and was breathing very rapidly. When> Read more

A Telepathic Cry of the Heart
By Earthfire Whenever we lose a wolf from unknown causes we do an autopsy, to be sure our other animals are not at risk and to learn what we can about better care. Cindar, a young, healthy wolf, died of a twisted> Read more

A Drink from the Fountain of Youth
By Earthfire We brought gentle ancient Windsong into the cabin to ease her aching limbs from the cold. She likes it Quite well. She has yet to give any
indication that she is willing to leave. We take her out several times> Read more

Windsong, Part II
By Earthfire Fortunately for us Windsong is so gentle that Cucumber, who long ago decided she was to be a permanent fixture in the cabin,
has accepted her presence ( after a few dominating growling sessions to assert her place and superiority).> Read more

Wolves, Humans & Convenience
By Earthfire We lost Cindar the wolf a few hours ago, a vibrant brilliant black wolf. I can feel her still here. She didn’t want to leave. She was so scared when the vet came, but let us handle her in any> Read more

Wolf Ballet
By Earthfire A wolf pair often moves in perfect unison. In one photo I took, the wolves are in full run, the left front paw of one in precisely the same position as the left front paw of the other. The first> Read more

Wolf Hotel?
By Earthfire We take Windsong, a 16 year old wolf, out to a safe fenced area every day to get her dose of sun and fresh air. But dimmed as her senses are, when we approach to bring her back in she> Read more

Wisdom of the Aged
By Earthfire As she recovered, Little White Girl became a handful in the cabin, It was clear that there was no way a big healthy lively wolf of her caliber could stay in any longer, much as she loved the camaraderie. We> Read more

A Two-Wolf New Year’s Eve
By Earthfire Pathetic Cucumber
Little White Girl had been in the house two days. Because of space (our cabin living room/dining room/office/infirmary is 12 by 18 feet) that meant Cucumber had to be ousted as we weren’t sure if the two would be> Read more

Never Trust a Lonely Wolf
By Earthfire The day before Christmas we did an urgent operation on Little White Girl (a Large white wolf but when we got her she was little). She had been rapidly losing weight. It was supposed to be 10 below the next> Read more

Arctic Wolf Piddle Paddle
By Earthfire Piddle Paddle was a resident wolf at Earthfire Institute. One day she woke up paralyzed in her hind legs. The vets suggested we put her down, but we felt she was not ready to die, so we took her home.> Read more