182 HUNTING DOGS. 



hitched to this, either side of the drag, or alter- 

 nately single or double, distant a few feet from 

 each other. The guiding dog or leader is ahead 

 leading while the others follow. Where canvas 

 harness or steel wire rope is used on the drag 

 hj ^'Expeditions" it is because it lessens the 

 chances of the luirness being stolen, chewed or 

 eaten, when rations become scarce. 



In heavy traveling they are used and hitched 

 double for fast travel, alternate and single as 

 exigencies require and will travel from 10 to 50 

 miles a day according to conditions of road, load, 

 snow, ice, etc. When hitched or prior to it, they 

 are usually lightly fed so as to bring them to 

 reach their destination and '^Tether,'' loafers 

 soon learn that they must earn their food. At 

 times when worked hard, they get off feed, so 

 to speak, sulk and refuse to come up to a drag. 

 In which case the remaining dogs must do the 

 work and rarely do tliey fail to whine, show tlieir 

 contempt for such action and punish "His Nibs'^ 

 at the first chance later on, even pining to get 

 at him, sled and all, as they observe him folloAv- 

 ing behind alone. 



On hard pulls, or uneven drags, they play 

 out easily, act mulish, refusing to budge until 

 the sled is started or at variance with each other. 

 Otlierwise, the start is a steady pull until well 

 under way. A good team double will pull easily 



