This was called the "bridle." Each dog had an individual trace, its end passed through the loop in the bridle and securely tied.

Tinker, the leading dog, was fully thirty-five feet from the komatik when his trace was stretched to its full length.

He had the longest trace of all.

He was trained to respond to shouted directions, turning to the right when "ouk" was called, or left for "rudder," the word being repeated several times by the driver in rapid succession.

When it was desired that the dogs should stop, "ah" was the order, and when they were to go forward "ooisht," or "oksuit." The other dogs followed Tinker as a pack of wolves follows the leader.