Prized by the Salish people for their fur, these little dogs were kept seperate from other village dogs to preserve the white coat and hair length, and were sheared like a sheep every spring. The fibre was spun for traditional blanket weaving. The availability of Hudson Bay trade blankets, inexpensive sheep wool, and the interbreding of wooly dogs with other breeds all contributed to the extinction of the breed. #SalishWoolyDog #ExtinctDogBreed