Hmm, maybe Ceaser is seeing the error of his old ways then if there was no stringing, pssting or tapping and nudging with the foot. That's great to hear.

So this wild wolf was in which country ? The USA ? Canada ? Russia ? There are no wild wolves in the UK(there are wolf packs but they are not wild they are captive) & as far as I no there are no wolf packs that segregate the"Breeding"female into a compound naturally that I know of(didn't even know that wolves used compounds to rear their young in, thought it was in a den)in any continent. Did the other members of her pack allow you enter her"compound" ? How old were her cubs ?

The footage I have seen was shot by David Mech & his students/associates. There were no close ups inside the den, but as in the wild Wolf cubs are weaned by the age of 4 weeks from the"Breeding"bitch freeing her up to go hunting, the footage started at around 2-3 weeks of age when the cubs first left the den. From 4 weeks of age the rearing of the cubs is done mainly by the older siblings of the cubs. The only interaction that could be compared to the pinning etc was done to stop a behaviour, not to get the cubs attention on the older wolf.

I'm very interested to know where you met this wolf as the only ones I have been able to get close up & personal with have been captive wolves, it would be(in the experts opinion)way to dangerous to invade a pack's base, especially when there are cubs.

You obviously do not understand what I wrote so I will try again in a more simple form

Bitches do not have to work to gain their puppies/cubs attention, because when puppies/cubs are young their whole world revolves around their mother & so she does not have to seek their attention, they will actively seek hers. Some adults will still react to their mother many years down the line & give her attention without her having to seek it. This also happens with siblings as my youngest has proved with his litter brother & sister, who he sees on an irregular basis !

Hm & what were the rest of the pack doing with the cubs being 10-12 weeks old & the Breeding bitch went hunting ??? Had they allowed the Breeding bitch out of the compound ??

Was it here or another site where somebody had a thread on whether he was improving or not?

Actually any dog handler should be constantly looking at new ideas, trying the ones not obviously dumb, and keeping the ones that work better than the old.

Maybe

Everyone strives to be the best they can and it seems to me that CM is changing his methods (although the actual ethos is the same).

But hey ho, the old Dogsey crew get stuck in their rut and don't look at the newer stuff. It's quite boring really

I have watched DW programs, and also watched videos of him online.
If you search for vids of him stringing up dogs, and watch it with no sound first, then with the sound a second time (it's better this way, as you are not distracted by any noise the dog makes, or anything CM says) - no wonder the dog fights back!
I would fight back if someone had something like that around my neck - they look like they are being choked!
Then when you realise CM will keep choking you, you realise it's better to stay still, as it won't hurt as much. Then it looks like the dog has 'submitted' to CM.

You obviously know so much about wolves Heather & Zak, which I hadn't realised before. What experience do you have?

Well I will explain. In the forest and mountains here where I live we have wolves roaming free, and it is always drummed into us at a young age never go near a wolf with cubs. Common sense I suppose.