Romeo’s ad hoc ambassadors, the Janses, did all the could to emphasize the natural boundaries between wolves and humans, going so far as to chase him away from the road and other homes with snow. “There’s something sexy about getting tight with big, wild carnivorous things, and that aura sucked in all kinds of people and rendered addlepated a few who should have known better,” Jans wrote. Their novel new friend started to attract local attention however, as humans began to defer common sense for curiosity. The Janses placed Romeo at around two years old then, and just as curious and playful as any other puppy at that age. After a few moments, Dakotah ran back to her owners, and the three hurried home, listening to the wolf howl.” Romeo in the Alaskan winderness. The animals stopped yards apart and gazed at each other ‘as if each were glimpsing an almost-forgotten face and trying to remember,’ recalls Jans in his new book, A Wolf Called Romeo. “Awestruck but scared, the couple watched as Dakotah broke loose and charged the predator, which was twice the size of the dog. Suddenly, a young black wolf appeared on the ice-and began running in their direction,” Daryl Chen writes. “It was a twilit night in Juneau, Alaska, in December 2003, and Nick and Sherrie Jans were walking with Dakotah, their yellow Lab, in the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area not far from their house. The story of how he, his wife Sherrie, and their yellow Labrador Dakotah met Romeo was published in Reader’s Digest. Wildlife photographer and author of “A Wolf Called Romeo” Nick Jans was fortunate enough to see the wolf on several occasions.

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