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- After the The Call of the Wild became a bestseller, Marshall Bond wrote to London asking about the similarity between his dog and Buck. “Yes,” London replied. “Buck was based on your dog at Dawson.”
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While prospecting for gold in the Yukon Territory in the 1890s, Jack London befriended a dog that would inspire the canine protagonist in his most famous work.
Feb 21, 2020 · Buck, the domesticated St. Bernard/Scotch Collie mix, is at the front and center of the latest adaptation of Jack London's 1903 novel. Here's why 20th Century's The Call of the Wild took the photorealistic animation route and how a real dog still played a role in the movie.
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Feb 23, 2020 · The Call Of The Wild's Buck Is Based On A Real Life Dog. Prior to his literary career, Jack London had lived the life of a vagrant, departing in 1897 for the Klondike region of the Canadian Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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- Buck was Based on a Real Dog. Jack London actually went to Alaska, and much of his experience there influenced his now classic novel. While in Alaska, he stayed with brothers Marshall and Louis Whitford Bond, who owned a cabin.
- Buck Was Created in Response to a Bad Dog. In 1902, a year before The Call of the Wild would be published, Jack London wrote and published a short story called "Diablo - A Dog," about a horrible dog who goes on to kill his master.
- Buck Looked More Menacing in the Book. In the The Call of the Wild novel, Buck is supposed to be half St. Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd. Here, he was described as being particularly large and looking a bit like a wolf.
- Buck is Not a Husky. While he is described as large and slightly wolf like in the novels, Buck was never described as or intended to be a Husky, despite the breed's popularity among sled dog trainers.
Jul 3, 2024 · While many of Buck's experiences are based on some of the philosophies with which London was grappling while writing The Call of the Wild, Buck himself was based on a real dog. When London first arrived in Alaska in 1897, he became the tenant of two brothers, Marshall and Louis Whitford Bond .
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Aug 1, 2022 · Bucky is Based On Buckley, a Crossbreed of a St. Bernard and a Farm Collie. Director Chris Sanders and the CGI team had the perfect real-life dog actors for all other parts except Buck’s. Chris and his wife saw the perfect match on Petfinder.
Aug 1, 2022 · The Bonds owned several such dogs, and London bonded particularly well with one of their work dogs, Jack. Yes, Jack was the real-life inspiration behind Buck, and he too was a St. Bernard–Scotch Collie mix.
