This section is from the book "Breeding, Training, Management, Diseases Of Dogs", by Francis Butler. Also available from Amazon: Breeding, training, management, diseases.
The dog represented is of the smaller breed of Polar-dogs, and was brought to New York in one of the ships of the " Kane Expedition." Weight about twenty pounds.
He is remarkable for his activity and vigi-lence, and his sense of hearing is far more acute than that of any other dog I have ever owned. He has pluck enough to face anything, but will never quarrel, except when jealous of attention, bestowed on others, when he becomes wholly ungovernable.
 
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