Wolf Kisses - Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation, Guffey, CO

Another early day of fun with Tom and Mary Ann! We rode up to Guffey, CO with them at 8:00 am, and those you you that know me know I don't do mornings :-)  We met a couple of interns, Mandy and Sandrine, from Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation at Rita's Cafe in Guffey, CO. They had a presentation about the history of the Foundation while we ate a wonderful breakfast. We then followed them a couple of miles to the sanctuary to meet the wolves and wolfdogs.
What a wonderful experience!! It is a wolf and wolfdog rescue sanctuary I highly recommend a visit if you are ever in the area. They require visits by appointment only and it is free admission (they gladly accept donations). You get up close to most of the wolves and wolfdogs, even getting licks from them and then they want a belly rub. It is very sad that several of these came from an abuse home but Mark Johnson rescued them and bringing them back to health, both phyically and mentally. It was also interesting to learn about "imprinting". Two of the four wolves that were in a litter were removed from their mother before they opened their eyes so that the first thing they would see would be a human. This makes them be able to interact with us without fear. The 2 that imprinted with their mother are very nervous around humans, not knowing how to respond. 
This is definitely something to put on your bucket list!

Kathy getting kisses from "Momma" an abused wolfdog

Bruce getting accepted by Momma

They love to be loved on.

 

A wolfdog with one blue and one amber eye

Lakota is a little standoffish but beautiful

Tom and Mary Ann with Lakota

Lakota letting me know I'm accepted by her

The black wolf was imprinted with her mom so she just watches

Chowing down on a 40 lb chunky of horse meat

I think this is Apache, but she loves her belly rubbed.

The 2 wonderful interns, Brandy (from New Jersey) and Sandrine (from France).