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diseased animal has ever suffered permanent injury there- 

 from." 



Most of the true breed of Eskimo dogs are more or less 

 wolfish in appearance, while others facially resemble the 

 common fox. Many of them are very playful and affection- 

 ate, but some others are bad tempered, sulky, and vicious 

 in disposition. MeClintock mentions one or two notable 

 characteristics. " Chummie," the favorite dog in Com- 

 mander Hobson's Eskimo team, while on the Fox in her 

 celebrated pack-ice drift, disappeared and was supposed to 

 be lost ; but " after an absence of six days he returned de- 

 cidedly hungry, although he could not have been without 

 food all the time, and evinced great delight at getting back. 

 He devoted his first attention to a hearty meal, then rubbed 

 himself up against his own particular associates, after which 

 he sought out and attacked the weakest of his enemies, and, 

 soothed by their angry bowlings, lay down and coiled him- 

 self up for a long sleep." 



Like domestic and Indian dogs, the female of the species 

 under review reproduces at various seasons, but as a rule 

 most frequently during the warmer months of the year. 

 The litter of pups seldom exceeds five in number, sometimes 

 less and occasionally more, and there is no apparent differ- 

 ence in other relative dog characteristics. The full-grown 

 female, however, is generally smaller in size than the male. 



Arctic explorers and other voyagers of experience have 

 written much and spoken highly of the capacity, the forti- 

 tude, and the endurance of the North American hauling 

 dog. After half a century's residence in north-western 

 Canada the writer of these notes would be able to fill many 

 pages with dog lore, but he has no desire to thus tax the 

 patience of those who may peruse them. At the same time 

 he thinks that a few readers might possibly take a little 

 interest in certain traits, as well 'as in the performances of 

 a small and rather short-legged dog of Eskimo breed, born 

 tailless, which formed one of the train or team of a Hudson 



