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very mindful of an injury, nor does it, like a spaniel, crouch under the lash; but if 
it is conscious of having deserved punishment, it will hover round the tent of its 
master the whole day, without coming within his reach, even when he calls it. Its 
howl, when hurt or afraid, is that of the wolf; but when it sees any unusual object, 
it makes a singular attempt at barking, commencing by a kind of growl, which is 
not, however, unpleasant, and ending in a prolonged howl. Its voice is very much 
like that of the prairie wolf. The larger dogs, which we had for draught at Fort 
Franklin, and which were of the mongrel breed in common use at the fur- 
posts, used to pursue the Hare Indian Dogs for the purpose of devouring them ; 
but the latter far outstripped them in speed, and easily made their escape. A 
young puppy, which I purchased from the Hare Indians, became greatly attached 
to me, and when about seven months old ran on the snow by the side of my sledge 
for nine hundred miles, without suffering from fatigue. During this march. it fre- 
quently, of its own accord, carried a small twig or one of my mittens for a mile or 
two; but, although very gentle in its manners, it shewed little aptitude in learning 
any of the arts which the Newfoundland dogs so speedily acquire, of fetching and | 
carrying when ordered. This Dog was killed and eaten by an Indian, on the 
Saskatchewan, who pretended that he mistook it for a fox. 
Canis F. var. C. Canapensis. North American Dog. 
Attim. Crex Inptans. Animous. ALGON@UINS. 
Watts. Sztovaccouss Inpians. Shong. STone Inp1Iaws. 
Hudther. Faru InpIans. Ametoo. Buacx-FrereT Inpians. 
Hey. SaRsEES, or CIRCEES. Thling. CHEPEWYANS. 
By the above title I wish to designate the kind of Dog which is most generally 
cultivated by the native tribes of Canada, and the Hudson’s Bay countries. It 
is intermediate in size and form between the two preceding varieties; and by 
those who consider the domestic races of dog to be derived from wild animals, 
this might be termed the offspring of a cross between the prairie and gray wolves. 
This breed wants the strength of the Esquimaux dog, and does not possess the 
