CANADIAN HUSKY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 278, 26 November 1935, Page 7

CANADIAN HUSKY

GOOD FRIEND OF PENN T LESS FAMILY. HALIFAX, Oct. 1. A few months ago Allred Gagnon and his wife had a good farm in Ontarion near Sult Ste. Alarie. Then in a few minutes they were reduced to destitution when fire swept over their acres, destroying crops and buildings. They had no insurance, were left with but a few dollars. In the fire Airs. Gagnon's life was saved by their husky dog Wolf, properly named because there is wolf in his ancestry. And in the desperate condition that ensued the Gagnons again called on Wolf for aid. They decided to seek a home in Halifax, 1500 miles distant, and they had neither money nor means of conveyance. So they rigged a two wheeled cart on which they loaded tent, clothing and cooking utensils, hitched Wolf to the cart and set out, the man and woman trudging alongside. In this manner they made the long journey. The most exciting incident occurred on a lonely road in the Matapedia Valley of Quebec. Gagnon was awakened in his tent by noises of combat, found lhe dog grappling with a bear a few feet distant. He shot the bear, but the dog had a souvenir of the cocounter Sn s’eshed neck.