. Animal heroes; being the histories of a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves & a reindeer and in elucidation of the same over 200 drawings. Animals, Legends and stories of. The Winnipeg Wolf ing some Dogs that could easily rid the coun- try of Wolves, he was listened to with unusual interest. For the cattle-men are fond of sport, and the idea of helping their business by es- tablishing a kennel of Wolfhounds was very alluring. The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an e


. Animal heroes; being the histories of a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves & a reindeer and in elucidation of the same over 200 drawings. Animals, Legends and stories of. The Winnipeg Wolf ing some Dogs that could easily rid the coun- try of Wolves, he was listened to with unusual interest. For the cattle-men are fond of sport, and the idea of helping their business by es- tablishing a kennel of Wolfhounds was very alluring. The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of un- usual ferocity. Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds. They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily beheved when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the big- gest Wolf. He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it. They cannot be shaken off. They will soon find that Wolf, no matter how he doubles and hides. Then they close on him. He turns to run, the blue Dog takes him by the haunch and throws him like this," and the German jerked a roll of bread into the air; " then before he touches the ground the white 300 /. 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York Scribner


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