NORTHERN DOGS 



children. I can assure you they are./ I have always found our 

 dogs the best of friends with our children, and they enjoy romping 

 together. One of their favourite games is " hunt the slipper," and 

 it is most amusing to watch the dog seek the slipper and run off 

 with it. 



A very great point in their favour is the freedom from disease. 

 They do not appear to be subject to distemper as are other dogs. 

 I think possibly this is partly due to the healthy, free, open-air life 

 they live on the limitless tundras of Northern Russia. During my 

 visit to Archangel I did not hear of a single case of distemper. 



*' 

 Mr 



FIG. 80. LAPLAND DOG. 



I may mention that the native Samoyede takes a deep personal 

 interest in his dogs, and makes great pets of them. I saw the dogs 

 running in and out of their chooms, or tents, playing with the 

 children, and I did not find it at all easy to buy them. A trained 

 sledge dog, in particular, is worth a great deal to his master. 



Her Majesty the Queen has been a great admirer of the 

 Samoyede dog for many years, and her dog Jacko is one of the 

 finest ever imported. I may mention that the beautiful white 

 Samoyede Perlene, owned by Mrs. Scott, is descended on both sides 

 from dogs used on the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition. 



