Miscellaneous Notes
  • This largest of the spitzes has several names, including Merqujog-Dog, Arctic Red Dog, Fort McPherson Dog, Hay River Dog, Old Crow Dog, and Porcupine River Dog, as well as a lot of mythology and contradictory information in circulation.

Articles and Chapters
  • Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924: The Caribou Eskimos by KAJ Burket-Smith. Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, 1945. Contains passing mention of the Merqujog-Dog.
  • Sled Dog Encyclopedia by Thompson.
  • The World of Sled Dogs by Lorna Coppinger and the ISDRA. Howell, 1977. Brief mentions.