Esquimaux dog

eskimo n The Esquimaux dog does not bark. His ears are short and erect, and his bushy tail curves over his back. His average stature is one foot ten inches, and the length of his body, from the back of the head to the commencement of the tail, is two feet three inches. His coat is long and furry, an...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23508
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Summary:eskimo n The Esquimaux dog does not bark. His ears are short and erect, and his bushy tail curves over his back. His average stature is one foot ten inches, and the length of his body, from the back of the head to the commencement of the tail, is two feet three inches. His coat is long and furry, and is sometimes brindled, sometimes of a dingy red, black and white, or wholly black. Some naturalists consider this race of dogs as descended from the wolf and fox. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit JH 12/69 Used I and Sup Used I Used I eskimo, esquimau, ~ boot, ~ dog, ~ indian, ~ sled, HUSKIMAW, INDIAN, SKINNY-WOPPER,~cold, ~curlew, MOUNTAIN CURLEW, ~duck, ~fiddle, ~sled Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Tue 24 Feb 2015