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the Mackenzie River, and is used for hunting purposes by the Hare and some other 

 Indian tribes. Richardson states that the " Hare Indian dog has a mild counten- 

 ance, with at times an expression of demureness. It has a small head, slender 

 muzzle, erect thickish ears, somewhat oblique eyes, rather slender legs, and a broad, 

 hairy tail, which it usually carries curled over its right hip. It is covered with long 

 hair, particularly about the shoulders; and at the roots of the hair, both on the body 

 and tail, there is thick wool. The hair on the top of the head is long, and on the 

 posterior part of the cheeks it is not only long, but, being directed backwards, it gives 

 the animal, when the fur is in prime order, the appearance of having a ruff round 



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POMERANIAN DOG (^ nat. size). 



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the neck. Its face, muzzle, belly, and legs, are of a pure white colour, and there 

 is a white central line passing over the crown of the head and the occiput. The 

 anterior surface of the ear is white, the posterior yellowish grey or fawn-colour. 

 The end of the nose, the eyelashes, the roof of the mouth, and part of the gums 

 are black. There is a dark patch over the eye. On the back and sides there are 

 larger patches of dark blackish grey or lead colour, mixed with fawn-colour and 

 white, not definite in form, but running into each other. The tail is bushy, white 

 beneath and at the tip. The feet are covered with hairs, which almost conceal the 

 claws." This dog, although of a playful and affectionate disposition, is not very 

 docile, and is impatient of all kinds of restraint. Its general voice is very like 



