. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Dog. [from old catalog]. 136 PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. for his share. They are harnessed to a single yoke-line by a breast- strap, and, being without any guide-reins, they are entirely at lib- erty to do what they like, being only restrained by the voice of their master, and urged forward by his whip. A single dog of tried intelligence and fidelity is placed as leader, and upon him the driver depends for his orders being obeyed. In the summer they are most of them turned olT to get their own subsistence by hunt- ing, some few being retained
. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Dog. [from old catalog]. 136 PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. for his share. They are harnessed to a single yoke-line by a breast- strap, and, being without any guide-reins, they are entirely at lib- erty to do what they like, being only restrained by the voice of their master, and urged forward by his whip. A single dog of tried intelligence and fidelity is placed as leader, and upon him the driver depends for his orders being obeyed. In the summer they are most of them turned olT to get their own subsistence by hunt- ing, some few being retained to carry weights on their backs. Sledges are then rendered useless by the absence of snow ; and, ag. Fig. 26.—HEAD OP ESQUIMAUX DOO. there is a good subsistence for them from the offal of the seal and the walrus which are taken by the men, the dogs become fat at this season of the year. The Siberian and Greenland dogs are nearly similar to those of Kamtschatka, but somewhat larger, and also more manageable, all being used in the same way. The Es- quimaux dog is about 22 or 23 inches high, and varies greatly in appearance, having been crossed considerably with the Newfound- land and Labrador species. The illustration, fig. 26, represents a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, John Henry, 1810-1888. [from old catalog]. New York, Orange Judd company
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