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British Dogs. 



The first that Mr. Nelson, who was writing of sleigh dogs, noticed was a 

 cross with the Newfoundland ; of those of decidedly Esquimaux character; 

 he says, " The next is the most common breed of sleigh dog, and isbetter 

 known as the plain ' Husky ' dog, of which there are two distinct 

 varieties. It is quite evident that they are of the same stock, if not 

 descendants of tamed specimens of the large timber or Arctic wolf, and 



THE TOGANEE DOG 



of prairie wolf or Toganee. The other dog is the Hoosque" of the 

 Mackenzie river district, and is the dog used by the American Esquimaux, 

 and of these there is a yellow and a black variety. 



" Of course these breeds are found more or less mixed all over the 

 continent, especially varieties of the wolf breed, as these are by far 

 the most numerous. 



