![]() ![]() This causes disunity amongst the dog team, but because they cannot catch him, the humans cannot punish Buck. Buck will not fight Spitz in front of Perrault and FranÒ«ois, instead he causes trouble by defending the dogs Spitz tries to punish. Spitz is always trying to goad Buck into a fight, because he knows Buck is his rival for lead dog. Once at Dawson, the dogs are allowed to recuperate for a week, before starting the trip back to Dyea. FranÒ«ois saves Buck by hitting Dolly on the head with an ax, putting the dog out of her misery. She begins to chase Buck, who runs for his life. She, one morning, begins to howl and then she goes mad. ![]() They pass on their sickness to Dolly, one of the team dogs. The dogs, which attacked the team, are not only starving, but they are also sick. The next morning the injured dogs, must once again, return to their job of pulling the sled towards Dawson. Perrault and FranÒ«ois try to defend the dogs and the camp, unfortunately their success is limited. These starving dogs eat all the food, tear apart the camp, and injure all the dogs. The two dogs fight until the camp is over run by eighty to a hundred starving dogs, who take on the dog team. Buck makes himself a warm nest to rest in, only to find it inhabited by Spitz when he returns from eating his food. This lasts until the night the dogs and their humans make camp in an inhospitable spot. Spitz, though, tries to provoke Buck at every opportunity, but to no avail. Despite all of this, Buck is not willing to engage Spitz, instead he avoids confrontations with the lead dog. Buck never forgets Spitz's reaction to Curly's death or the fact that Spitz will steal food from Buck. Buck and Spitz are bitter enemies this is because of the way Spitz acted as Curly was being killed he seemed to laugh at the sweet dog's death. ![]()
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