The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 THE MARX-INIIAN DOQ. 4 Fig. 5,—THE HABK-INDIAN DOG. THE HARE-INDIAN DOG. The Hare-Indian dog inhabits the country watered by the Mac- kenzie River and the Great Bear Lake of America, where it is used to hunt the moose and reindeer by sight, aided occasionally by its powers of scent, wnich are by no means contemptible, but kept in abeyance by disuse. The feet are remarkable for spreading on the snow, so as to prevent them from sinking into it, and to enable the dog to bound
The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 THE MARX-INIIAN DOQ. 4 Fig. 5,—THE HABK-INDIAN DOG. THE HARE-INDIAN DOG. The Hare-Indian dog inhabits the country watered by the Mac- kenzie River and the Great Bear Lake of America, where it is used to hunt the moose and reindeer by sight, aided occasionally by its powers of scent, wnich are by no means contemptible, but kept in abeyance by disuse. The feet are remarkable for spreading on the snow, so as to prevent them from sinking into it, and to enable the dog to bound lightly over a surface which the moose sinks into at every stride. The hight is about 25 inches, combined with great strength. The ears are broad at the base, and pointed to- wards the tips, being perfectly erect. The tail is thick, bushy, and slightly curved, but not so much so as in the Esquimaux dog. The hair is long /md straight; the ground color being white, marked with large, irregular patches of greyish black, shaded with browiu
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