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Buck In The Call Of The Wild

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In the beginning of chapter one Buck, from the Call of The Wild, is describe to have multiple appearance traits. One of which is that buck is a large dog and only weighs about one hundred and forty pounds. In addition, Buck is a Saint Bernard, which means that he probably has a large fur coat. Not only this but buck was described to be neither housedog nor kennel dog. Based on this description I have a few thoughts of how Buck will deal with the hardships of the Yukon Territory. Buck will most likely have no problems with the cold due to his fur coat. Although, he may struggle not being able to go where ever he wants to go. Therefore, if Buck wants to survive in the Yukon Territory he might have to get rid of some of his traits and some he

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