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Hare Indian dog

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a breed of small dog weighing 15 to 20 pounds and piebald in black and white or brown, found among the Indians of northern British Columbia, the Yukon, and the Mackenzie country.

See: bear dog

Quotations

1833

We can here afford space only for a few lines regarding the Hare Indian, or Mackenzie River Dog. . . .

1861

The Hare Indian dog, [Canis familiaris] var. Lagopus, is the race domesticated among the Indians of the Mackenzie River District. It is characterized by a narrow, elongated and pointed muzzle, by erect sharp ears, and by a bushy tail not carried erect but only slightly curved upwards, as well as by a fine silky hair mixed with thick under fur.

1949

The Hare Indian Dog (Canis lagopus), was found only with the Indian tribes which lived along the borders of Great Bear Lake and the Mackenzie [and] was much like the Collie in appearance.

1963

Richardson's Hare Indian Dog is undoubtedly of the same breed as those we find in B.C. and the Yukon.