. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Dog. [from old catalog]. THB ESQUIMAUX DOGS. 137 variety used mostly in the region about York Factory, Rupert's Rivers, and Labrador. It is generally of the Newfoundland type. The dog common to the region of the Saskatchewan River and Lake Winipeg is stone-grey, of large and bony build, with large spreading feet and with prick ears. The hair is long and wiry, and lies close to the body. The helid of this dog is shown in the engraving, fig. 27, which is from a drawing by Adrian Nelson of Manitoba, who gives the following particulars in
. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Dog. [from old catalog]. THB ESQUIMAUX DOGS. 137 variety used mostly in the region about York Factory, Rupert's Rivers, and Labrador. It is generally of the Newfoundland type. The dog common to the region of the Saskatchewan River and Lake Winipeg is stone-grey, of large and bony build, with large spreading feet and with prick ears. The hair is long and wiry, and lies close to the body. The helid of this dog is shown in the engraving, fig. 27, which is from a drawing by Adrian Nelson of Manitoba, who gives the following particulars in a re- cent letter: " The black and the yellow Esquimaux dogs are, 1 believe, pe-. Fig. 27.—HEAD OF ESQUIMAUX DOO. culiar to the American Esquimaux. These I consider the best sleigh dogs known, especially the black variety. The other variety is found in all shades of yellow, sometimes almcst white. A portrait of a white dog of this variety is given on page 139. The following are the measurements of this remarkably fine specimen: Hight at shoulder, 2 ft. 6 in.; length from center between shoulder blades to center between ears, 1 foot; from latter point to end of. 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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