5 2o THE CARNIVORES 



the settlements, the traveler is not unfrequently precipitated into the huge rabbit 

 burrows which the animal constructs to avoid the cutting winds. His coat, nearly 

 as thick as that of a bear, is composed of fur rather than hair. . . . Wonder- 

 fully well trained, cunning, and enduring, he is at the same time often obstinate and 

 unmanageable to a degree, and is apparently indifferent to the kicks and blows so- 

 liberally showered upon him by his master. Excepting in settlements where neigh- 

 boring stretches of tundra render the use of sledges possible in summer, he has a 

 long holiday during that season. During this time he wanders over the country at 

 will sometimes returning at night to his burrow, at others being absent for days to- 

 gether. A good hunter and fisherman, he supports himself upon the game and 

 salmon he catches, and it is but rarely that he deserts his master for good. But the 

 inhabitants have to pay a good price for his services. Owing to his rapacity it is 

 impossible to keep sheep, goats, or any of the smaller domestic animals, and 

 Kamchatka is one of the few countries in the world in which fowls are unknown." 



As already mentioned, the Hare Indian dog presents the same 

 Hare Indian a r 



Dog relationship to the coyote as is borne by the Eskimo dog to the com- 



mon wolf. This breed is found only in the region of the Great Bear 

 lake and the Mackenzie river, and is used for hunting purposes by the Hare and 

 some other Indian tribes. Richardson states that the "Hare Indian dog has a mild 

 countenance, with at times an expression of demureness. It has a small head, slen- 

 der muzzle, erect, thickish ears, somewhat oblique eyes, rather slender legs, and a 

 broad, hairy tail, which it usually carries curled over its right hip. It is covered 

 with long hair, particularly about the shoulders ; and at the roots of the hair, both 

 on the body and tail, there is thick wool. The hair on the top of the head is long, 

 and on the posterior part of the cheeks it is not only long, but, being directed back- 

 ward, it gives the animal, when the fur is in prime order, the appearance of having 

 a ruff round the neck. Its face, muzzle, belly, and legs, are of a pure white color,, 

 and there is a white central line passing over the crown of the head and the occiput. 

 The anterior surface of the ear is white, the posterior yellowish gray or fawn color. 

 The end of the nose, the eyelashes, the roof of the mouth, and part of the gums 

 are black. There is a dark patch over the eye. On the back and sides there are 

 larger patches of dark blackish gray or lead color, mixed with fawn color and white 

 not definite in form, but running into each other. The tail is bushy, white be- 

 neath and at the tip. The feet are covered with hairs, which almost conceal the 

 claws." This dog, although of a playful and affectionate disposition, is not very 

 docile, and is impatient of all kinds of restraint. Its general voice is very like that 

 of the coyote, but when it for the first time sees any new and startling object it 

 attempts a kind of bark. 



Under the title of Pomeranian dog are included a large and a 

 Pomeranian 



Dog stna11 vanet y> of which the latter is represented in the figure on the 



following page. The Pomeranian may be regarded as the nearest ally 

 of the Eskimo dog, and is a middle-sized or small animal, of strong build, with a 

 sharply-pointed muzzle, upright and pointed ears, and a thick, bushy tail generally 

 carried curled over the back. The fur is long and coarse, and varies in color from 

 black through gray, yellowish, and foxy red to pure white ; the darker varieties 



