8 Introduction 



of a canine friend, " The first to welcome, 

 the foremost to defend," was never heard, 

 to the wild adventurous life in the North- 

 land. There, in the first business transac- 

 tion with my predecessor, I was told that 

 there were a dozen dogs and puppies of 

 Iluskie breed, outside, anxious to make my 

 acquaintance ! 



It is a trite saying that " all things come 

 to him who waits." It was correct in this 

 case anyway, for the man who as a boy had 

 peremptorily been refused the possession of 

 the smallest puppy now entered into the 

 ownership of a pack of cunning rascals who 

 were quite competent to test his patience 

 and sharpen his wits. 



If in Nature's broad domains there is a 

 place for everything, we think that the 

 natural home of the large dog is in the cold 

 Northland. There, during those long win- 

 ters he can work and thus prove his right 

 to a comfortable living. Amidst the bliz- 

 zards of the Arctic frosts often exposed to 

 hardships and privations that no other crea- 

 ture than man and himself could stand, 

 there he thrives, and endures and with his 

 master, triumphs. 



For years, with great dogs, I toiled and 



