HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 331 



THE GREENLAND DOG. 



(Le Chien dc Sibirie y Buff.) 



THE savage aspect and disposition of this Dog 

 seem to bear some affinity to the rigours of the 

 climate it inhabits. 



The Pomeranian or Wolf Dog of M. Buffon, the 

 Siberian, Lapland, and Iceland Dogs are somewhat 

 similar to it in the sharpness of their muzzles, in their 

 long shaggy hair, and bushy curling tails. The 

 principal difference is in their size. Though much 

 larger, they all of them have some resemblance to 

 the Shepherd's Dog. 



Most of the Greenland Dogs are white ; but some 

 are spotted, and some black. They may rather be 

 said to howl than bark. The Greenlanders some- 

 times eat their flesh : they make garments of their 

 skins, and use them in drawing sledges ; to which 

 they yoke them, four, five, and sometimes six 



