PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 25 days agoDog sled team on the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageDog sled team on the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·25 days agoWhy poor pups? I used to own malamutes and huskies. They beg to go out in the snow. They love it. Also they’ve got a lot of energy to burn so pulling a sled is a good way for them to work.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·25 days agoThey may be referring to the unfortunate fact that very few of them survived this particular expedition. Working dogs have insane energy and eagerness, though, truly man’s best friend.
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·25 days agoI don’t think they enjoyed being eaten when stuff got rough…
minus-squareWilly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·25 days agoAs another commenter said. Many if not most dogs on early expeditions like this got slaughtered to be eaten.
Why poor pups? I used to own malamutes and huskies. They beg to go out in the snow. They love it. Also they’ve got a lot of energy to burn so pulling a sled is a good way for them to work.
They may be referring to the unfortunate fact that very few of them survived this particular expedition.
Working dogs have insane energy and eagerness, though, truly man’s best friend.
I don’t think they enjoyed being eaten when stuff got rough…
As another commenter said. Many if not most dogs on early expeditions like this got slaughtered to be eaten.