The Call of the Wild revolves around the story of Buck, a St. Bernard, Scotch shepherd mix, who fights to survive in the unforgiving life of a sled dog. Kidnapped and beaten into submission, Buck learns quickly that these men are his masters and not his owners. The punishments are brutal but they don’t just some from those that own him now but even his sled dog teammates who teach him, in a less than sympathetic manner, how to work as a sled dog. Buck is quick to learn all the ways of a sled dog, and soon begins to change in attitude caused by those he has encountered. “He overcomes terrible hardships and engages in fierce battles with both men and other animals, displaying a high level of courage and cunning, as when he attacks a bull moose…
Sled dogs are highly trained dogs that are used to pull a dog sled. Any dog can be used as a sled dog as long as he can pull the sled. But International Sled Dog Veterinary Medical Association has put some criteria that must be satisfied before qualifying a dog as a sled dog. The sled dog must have willingness to be harnessed and should have desire to participate in the activity for which it is harnessed. The dog must be well trained and must be vaccinated. Several distinction dog breeds are…
The book “Call of the Wild”, in my opinion, was an outstanding book so far. This book is about a dog named Buck who gets kidnapped from the Sun kissed Santa Clara Valley way back in fall of 1897, consequently taken to the Klondike Gold Rush. Here Buck has been sold around to be a sled dog. Buck is sold to two men named Perrault and Francois. These two men are heading towards Dawson ( a city rich in yellow metal) with a sled team of dogs. Buck was a sled dog. As you know it takes more than one…
I like the book I like that Buck found a home with John Thornton and John Thornton is happy with Buck,but at first Buck lived with the Judge miller place he was happy, but then he was stolen by Manuel they choked him with a rope to get him to move then they arrived at the Dyea beach where he was sold to Francois and Perrault Francois loved him to death, but Perrault didn’t like him, he loved Spitz. Spitz is one of the “sol-leks” that means [angry one] Spitz is the sled dog leader, but the other…
On May 17th 2016 last year there was a dog sled race in Antarctica and I wanted to join but I didn’t have a sled racing dog so I need a sled dog, and I am going to bring you with me to tell you how that happened and the adventured me and my malamute pup Taya went through. It all started when I saw an ad in a catalog about a dog sled race in Antarctica and I thought that I could get a sled dog and join in on the race. I went to bed that night and woke up in the morning and I went straight to my…
In the winter of 1924 and 1925, there lived a sled dog by the name of Balto. This dog was made famous by the 1995 animated Disney film, entitled Balto. However, most people do not know the true depth of Balto’s story, which rightfully includes a number of other teams that also helped in this grand adventure. In December of 1924, the first case of diphtheria appeared in a two year old Inuit boy, but it was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis because of the lack of family history, or anyone in the area…
Iditarod The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annually held, long distance sled dog race that begins on the first Saturday in March. The distance of this race is about 1150 miles. Each sled is pulled by 16 dogs. The length of the race can last 9-15 days, sometimes even longer. The race generally causes the teams (each dog sled) to race through blizzards that are causing whiteout conditions, and the wind-chill can to drop to as cold as −100 °F. The winner of this race is frequently…
A goal is a desired result that people want to achieve successfully. Everyone has many goals to accomplish in their life. Goals can be differed in various ways, such as personal, professional, societal and etc. Without goals, the life is aimless and wasted. Goals can be categorized by role. My personal goal is learning how to mush with sled dogs. Besides my personal goal, improving skills in the career as my professional goal. And, my societal goal is having a full-time job by a certain age. I…
Train Heist Robber Martha, I know this life has been hard on you but I promise you I am done after this last job. McCoy has become more ruthless and bloodthirsty with each passing robbery and I can no longer abide by it. I can’t rightly look into the eyes of our unborn child and teach him right from wrong if I continue on this road I set. Pack all of our belongings and meet me at the train station in Amarillo, there will make our escape and make our future. Love, John Train Heist Robber …
responsible for leading a sled team of dogs across the Yukon Territory. However, my father had to lead a large group of soldiers across the desert of Iraq. In contrast, my father also had to leave his peaceful home life. In like manner, My father and Buck both had to leave their families. They both were responsible for leading a group through an area they had never been in before. Change is part of life. To deal with change we must adapt…