DCHP-3

steering dog

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in a dog-team, the dog hitched nearest to the sled or toboggan, his task being to guide the vehicle, keeping it clear of any-thing that might obstruct it.

Quotations

1913
The beautiful and benevolent Beaver was the steering dog (next the sled); the leader or foregoer was Seresto. . . .