THE TOP TEN MOST INTELLIGENT DOGS – How Intelligent are dogs and wolves?
1. “Left for the wolves.” In the late Spring of 1902, Constable Richard Morris, of the North-West Mounted Police, reported an incident dealing with the native Cree Indians and their dogs. Stationed in a community north of Lake Winnipeg, he noticed that a number of dogs had been staked out in the forest. Each one was left alone and fastened to an iron stake by a chain. When he asked the reason for this, the Crees told him that the dogs were “left for the wolves.” When Constable Morris objected to this treatment, the Crees explained that the dogs wouldn’t be harmed by the wolves. The dogs — Ungava huskies — were females in heat. Male wolves without mates of their own would be attracted to the females and mate with them, resulting in cross-bred puppies with “wolfblood.” Morris said, “Oh, I see. This is so your sled-dogs will be bigger and stronger.” “No,” said one Cree. “A wolf can outrace our dogs in a quick dash — but our huskies have much more stamina than wolves and can easily outl
