366 BRITISH DOGS 



A black-and-white Esquimaux dog, the 

 property of the Zoological Society. 



hundreds of miles to shows loose in the same compartment with the 

 Mastiff Cardinal. These dogs become greatly attached to their 

 owners, and are frequently of a very jealous disposition. 



Garry, the dog referred to above, was of a different type from 

 many other Esquimaux that have been exhibited. He was some- 

 times called a North American Wolfdog, and was said to be a cross 

 between a wolf and an Esquimaux bitch. It is a perfectly well- 

 known fact that the wolf and dog will breed freely together, and 

 the late Mr. Bartlett, of the Zoological Gardens, told the writer 

 that the offspring will continue to breed a fact that has been 

 doubted by some. 



Mr. C. E. Fryer wrote of Garry in the first Edition of this book : 

 " The Indians take great pride in rearing a pure white Wolfdog, 

 and when they manage to secure one they have a feast in his honour, 

 called the ' Feast of the White Dog.' Garry is said to be the 

 produce of an Esquimaux bitch crossed nine times by a prairie 

 wolf. The Indians chain up the Esquimaux mothers in the 

 neighbourhood of the wolves, to whose kind attentions they leave 

 them. The dog Garry has travelled many thousand miles over the 

 snow, drawing a sleigh, and is quite tame, following his master 

 closely through the streets without chain or muzzle. Sometimes he 

 is treated to this latter sign of ' civilisation,' under which he is very 

 patient, though he continually endeavours to free himself from it. 

 His food is plain dog biscuit, which he eats without complaint, 

 though at first he eat raw meat ravenously. His master, however, 

 finding his blood was getting too hot, gradually reduced him to one 

 meal per day of dog biscuits. He is very tractable and docile, 

 and but for his enormous size would not give any idea of ferocity. 

 His eyes are very small, and of a pale yellow colour. The long, 

 thick tail, the pointed head, and short, pointed ears, seem un- 

 mistakably to show the wolf-blood in him, and his general appearance 

 shows his descent. His mouth would easily take in a man's leg, 



