The dog was named Yukon King, the hero of the series in a real sense. Sgt. Preston had a horse, Rex, which he often rode in the summer months, but it was Yukon King who usually saved the day. He mauled bushwhackers and crooks, gnawed guns out of hands, hauled down one villain while Preston polished off the other. Dewey Cole "barked and whined and made other appropriate dog sounds as King," said Osgood in Wyxie Wonderland. And at the end, Sgt. Preston was always generous in his praise: "Well, King, thanks to you, this case is closed.
( John Dunning )
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