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MAMMALS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 189
At times, long after he became a hauler, Keskayoo seemed
to delight in beginning a fight with other dogs. He was
himself a living embodiment of daring, energy, and pluck,
quite capable of coping successfully with many of a much
larger size, knowing, as he did, that his brothers would
rally to his assistance in the event of his tackling a more
powerful antagonist, or in a general scrimmage. It was
sometimes amusing to watch Keskayoo while being fed, both
at Fort Simpson and at the various posts on the above described
journey. A big " bully " among visiting teams at the
former ( the fort dogs let him severely alone) or the " cock
of the walk " at some one of the latter, judging him by his
small size, would brazenly come along and attempt to rob
him of his fish or meat, but almost in a twinkling of the
eye the assailant would be sprawling on his back, severely
bitten, retiring afterwards quite crestfallen, with his tail
between his legs. The unexpected suddenness and strength
of the attack seemed to completely disconcert the would- be
robber. It was seldom, indeed, that a second attempt of
this kind was made at the same place.
Previous to the abandonment of Fort Anderson, early in
July. 1866, it frequently surprised me to witness the joyful
greeting which took place between the mother and surviving
offspring of both litters when they met after days or
weeks of necessary separation. Indeed, they were constantly
together whenever possible. Two of the later litter died of
distemper and the old mother herself perished a couple of
months after giving birth to four beautiful pups in her third
and final confinement. Unfortunately they were accidentally
frozen to death in December, 1865.
Keskayoo was exceedingly quick and active in movements
of attack or defense, while the protection afforded by
his own remarkably long- haired and densely thick fur skin-covering
rendered it almost impossible for any dog's teeth
to meet i n any vulnerable portion of his body. Poor Keskayoo
died during my first brief visit to the old land in 1870.
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| OCR | MAMMALS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 189 At times, long after he became a hauler, Keskayoo seemed to delight in beginning a fight with other dogs. He was himself a living embodiment of daring, energy, and pluck, quite capable of coping successfully with many of a much larger size, knowing, as he did, that his brothers would rally to his assistance in the event of his tackling a more powerful antagonist, or in a general scrimmage. It was sometimes amusing to watch Keskayoo while being fed, both at Fort Simpson and at the various posts on the above described journey. A big " bully " among visiting teams at the former ( the fort dogs let him severely alone) or the " cock of the walk " at some one of the latter, judging him by his small size, would brazenly come along and attempt to rob him of his fish or meat, but almost in a twinkling of the eye the assailant would be sprawling on his back, severely bitten, retiring afterwards quite crestfallen, with his tail between his legs. The unexpected suddenness and strength of the attack seemed to completely disconcert the would- be robber. It was seldom, indeed, that a second attempt of this kind was made at the same place. Previous to the abandonment of Fort Anderson, early in July. 1866, it frequently surprised me to witness the joyful greeting which took place between the mother and surviving offspring of both litters when they met after days or weeks of necessary separation. Indeed, they were constantly together whenever possible. Two of the later litter died of distemper and the old mother herself perished a couple of months after giving birth to four beautiful pups in her third and final confinement. Unfortunately they were accidentally frozen to death in December, 1865. Keskayoo was exceedingly quick and active in movements of attack or defense, while the protection afforded by his own remarkably long- haired and densely thick fur skin-covering rendered it almost impossible for any dog's teeth to meet i n any vulnerable portion of his body. Poor Keskayoo died during my first brief visit to the old land in 1870. |
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