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188 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
S i r W i l l i a m F . B u t l e r , G . C . B . , i n his " W i l d N o r t h L a n d ."
D u r i n g the winter of 1872- 73, we travelled together from
C a r l t o n House to F o r t Chipewyan, and I had, therefore,
ample opportunities of witnessing the admirable qualities
of that fine animal.
The mother of Keskayoo was barely a month o l d when I
bought her f r om an elderly E s k i m o woman at F o r t Anderson,
where she eventually developed into a small but compactly
b u i l t creature. Her first litter of pups consisted of three
males ( one died of distemper months afterwards) and one
female, who subsequently became the mother of the unfortunate
dog eaten up by wolves on December 1, 1869. ( The
two survivors made the long winter journey.) On this
occasion the mother appeared to suffer agonizing p a i n in
endeavouring to b r i n g forth her first- born pup, but the adm
i n i s t r a t i o n of a dessertspoon- ful of tincture of lavender
acted l i k e a charm. The r e l i e f given was immediate, and
a l l four pups were born without delay.* Her next confinement,
seven months later, was apparently easy. There
was but one male ( Keskayoo) and two females.
A more devoted and affectionate f a m i l y of dogs I never
knew. In corroboration of this v i ew I would mention a few
t r a i t s : The last l i t t e r was brought forth i n a wooden kennel
w i t h i n the fort stockades, during the season when I n dians
and Eskimos were frequent visitors, and some of t h e ir
hungry dogs would have no hesitation i n devouring any
stray puppies; but for months after their b i r t h one or more
of the first l i t t e r kept guard w i t h the mother i n protecting
the young puppies f r om this or any other danger. In fact,
they were never left alone d u r i n g a period of several weeks,
but were always carefully watched. I cannot remember any
instances of q u a r r e l l i n g among themselves. On the contrary,
they never f a i l e d to stand by each other when attacked
by strange dogs or when they themselves became aggressive.
* I may here remark that I have personally known several cases
in which this medical preparation greatly aided both human and
canine mothers under similar circumstances.
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| OCR | 188 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN S i r W i l l i a m F . B u t l e r , G . C . B . , i n his " W i l d N o r t h L a n d ." D u r i n g the winter of 1872- 73, we travelled together from C a r l t o n House to F o r t Chipewyan, and I had, therefore, ample opportunities of witnessing the admirable qualities of that fine animal. The mother of Keskayoo was barely a month o l d when I bought her f r om an elderly E s k i m o woman at F o r t Anderson, where she eventually developed into a small but compactly b u i l t creature. Her first litter of pups consisted of three males ( one died of distemper months afterwards) and one female, who subsequently became the mother of the unfortunate dog eaten up by wolves on December 1, 1869. ( The two survivors made the long winter journey.) On this occasion the mother appeared to suffer agonizing p a i n in endeavouring to b r i n g forth her first- born pup, but the adm i n i s t r a t i o n of a dessertspoon- ful of tincture of lavender acted l i k e a charm. The r e l i e f given was immediate, and a l l four pups were born without delay.* Her next confinement, seven months later, was apparently easy. There was but one male ( Keskayoo) and two females. A more devoted and affectionate f a m i l y of dogs I never knew. In corroboration of this v i ew I would mention a few t r a i t s : The last l i t t e r was brought forth i n a wooden kennel w i t h i n the fort stockades, during the season when I n dians and Eskimos were frequent visitors, and some of t h e ir hungry dogs would have no hesitation i n devouring any stray puppies; but for months after their b i r t h one or more of the first l i t t e r kept guard w i t h the mother i n protecting the young puppies f r om this or any other danger. In fact, they were never left alone d u r i n g a period of several weeks, but were always carefully watched. I cannot remember any instances of q u a r r e l l i n g among themselves. On the contrary, they never f a i l e d to stand by each other when attacked by strange dogs or when they themselves became aggressive. * I may here remark that I have personally known several cases in which this medical preparation greatly aided both human and canine mothers under similar circumstances. |
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