PRESENTED BY THE DOMESDAY BOOK OF DOGS Short-legged Indian Dog. "It had erect ears and a head large in proportion even when compared with the Eskimo Dog; its body was long and its legs short; its fur was rather shorter and sleeker than that of the other native dogs and its body was studied with small spots of various colours. There was a good deal of intelligence in its countenance mixed with wildness. It was extremely active and could leap to a great height. Carrier Indians used it in the chase. It was of the size of a large Turnspit Dog , and had somewhat of the same form of body but it had straight legs and its ears gave it different physiognomy." Richardson, 1831. Short-legged Indian Dog. William Brooks Cabot. C1900. (From Glover 1920). Grinnell, 1897, supplies a description of an Amerindian beaver-hunting method. ”Until their intercourse with the white men had taught them the value of the beaver, they did not a...