The still-small white halfbreed peeked at the newcomer from behind a rock. Not having had much training with Kestrel because of the obscene amounts of snow, (some snow banks dwarfed the little guy) he was left alone to his own devices. He usually played around, making piles of snow and attacking them, pretending to be Kestrel, fighting off legions of foolhardy and ill-willed wolves.
So, even though he was almost a year old, he still had the mentality of a four month-old-pup.
He creeped out from behind the boulder, low to the sand. He stalked closer, rocking on his haunches.
"The monstrous caribou is no match for the mighty Kestrel..." he murmured, his curled tail wagging slightly. Letting out a playful roar, he leaped onto the guest canine, landing squarely on her shoulders and gently gnawing on her right ear. "Grr..."