Buck never came near Spitz without snarling and bristling menacingly.

In fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before Spitz's very nose.
The breaking down of discipline likewise affected the dogs in their relations with one another.

They quarrelled and bickered more than ever among themselves, till at times the camp was a howling bedlam.

Dave and Sol-leks alone were unaltered, though they were made irritable by the unending squabbling.

Francois swore strange barbarous oaths, and stamped the snow in futile rage, and tore his hair.