. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. About Dogs The prevalent belief at the present day regarding the origin of the domestic dog, is that it is the result of the crossing of various spe- cies of wild animals, notably the wolf and jackal, which the Savages were wont to capture when young, confine and train for their own uses. Darwin has shown us that the fear of man in all ani- mals is an acquired instinct, for it is a well known fact, of which the writer can testify to from personal observations in the Arctic regions,
. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. About Dogs The prevalent belief at the present day regarding the origin of the domestic dog, is that it is the result of the crossing of various spe- cies of wild animals, notably the wolf and jackal, which the Savages were wont to capture when young, confine and train for their own uses. Darwin has shown us that the fear of man in all ani- mals is an acquired instinct, for it is a well known fact, of which the writer can testify to from personal observations in the Arctic regions, that both birds and animals at times, in interior portions of that country, were so unused to man, that they permitted so near approach that they could almost be caught by hand. The Savages have been known in all parts of the world, to cross their captured or tamed semi-wild dogs' with wild animals, to improve the species. Indian's dog or that of the Esqui- •rrcatLX'IS known to be a species of the wild wolf, and It has been said that the species of stag-deer or sheep hounds, have been crossed with the animals they have been named after. The wolves of Hun-, gary, India, even America are hardly distinguish- able to-day from the dogs of these countries; and there are tamed wolves, that in their gentleness, love of their masters, and intelligence shows the true dog-like capacity. Their period of gestation (63 days) agrees; and wolves and jackals, when tamed evince the same points, when carressed or petted by their masters; jumping about for joy, wagging their tails, lower their ears, and lick the hands, crouch down, and even throw themselves on the ground belly upwards; or carry their tails be- tween their legs, and howl when hurt or frightened. The habit of barking however, is more or less culti- vated, and appears to be capable of being lost and again acquired.' The Egyptians, Greeks and Ro- mans bred their war dogs thus; and like the wild ^animals mentioned, the
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