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VOYAGEUR, THE MATCHLESS LEADER 



VOYAGEUR was the finest leader dog 

 I ever owned. No horse responded 

 more quickly to the pull upon the 

 rein than did Voyageur to the voice of his 

 driver. Certain words used by the dog- 

 drivers soon become well understood by the 

 leaders, and are obeyed by them with more 

 or less promptness according to the intelli- 

 gence or training of the dogs. Some dogs 

 that at times display great intelligence and 

 quickness in responding to the calls of the 

 driver, at other times seem provokingly 

 stupid. But Voyageur could always be de- 

 pended upon. " Marche ! " to him always 

 meant " Go on," while " Chaw " or " Yee," 

 meant to turn to the right or left as might 

 be required, and never did he mistake the 

 one for the other. Then when " Isse ! " was 

 added to either word, he knew it meant to 

 turn back sharp and quick on the trail on 

 the side indicated by the added word. 

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