sledge-dog's

Updated: May 28, 2025

Seven months of the year, on the North Shore, a sledge-dog's occupation is gone. He is the idlest creature in the universe. But Pichou, being a new-comer, had to win his footing in the community; and that was no light task. With the humans it was comparatively easy. At the outset they mistrusted him on account of his looks. Virgile Boulianne asked: "Why did you buy such an ugly dog?"

Henry Van Dyke - The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature