Stareek: the story of a Sledge Dog

Every expedition which has employed dog transport will testify to the valiant work performed by their teams and will be ready with stories about their more notable dogs. They will tell of dog heroes who pulled a taut trace to their last breath, of dogs who lost heart early in the journey, of shy dog...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Debenham, Frank
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1943
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400033003
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400033003
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Summary:Every expedition which has employed dog transport will testify to the valiant work performed by their teams and will be ready with stories about their more notable dogs. They will tell of dog heroes who pulled a taut trace to their last breath, of dogs who lost heart early in the journey, of shy dogs and bold dogs, of those who were popular with the whole team and others against whom every fang was turned. Dog personality is, in fact, one of the first things a driver learns and the better he learns it the better driver he will be.