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ally. Those Avitli short, thick hair, medium 

 buikl, size and full breed are considered the best 

 for all around vrork. They will exist and work 

 well on one pound of food per day, or a big 

 feast once a week. Their food consists mostly 

 of dried and fresh fish, carrion or fresh, or, if 

 witli explorers, dog biscuit added. 



They closely resemble a wolf and howl like 

 one. Are of yarious colors and sizes, iron grey 

 predominating. They ayerage about two feet 

 four inches in lieight by three feet six inches in 

 length, of unusually light weight for their size, 

 owing to the bristle out appearance of their hair 

 Ayhich adds to their real size. As a rule females 

 are killed at birth, except those few to suffice for 

 breeding. Commence training at six months to 

 a year old and when two or three years old and 

 seasoned to work are considered prime and pref- 

 erable for long heayy distant sledging and hunt- 

 ing. 



The best trained of the team (eight, twelye 

 or more in number) is selected as a leader. They 

 are guided by yoice and Ayhip, a loud ''Brr-Brr" 

 taking the place of our "Gee" in starting and the 

 word "Sass-Sass" used as "Whoa." "Hi" and 

 "He" for right and left, "Ho" to correct, or 

 speed, as they are trained, of course. A good 

 leader possesses the quality of rarely failing to 

 lead one safely oyer an}^ route once trayeled by 



