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But that was not the worst of it . During the first day or two of the trip Jan was staggered to find that these new masters of his had no notion of measuring dog-rations , or even of serving these with any sort of regularity as to time , or portions , or gross quantity . They would feed some or all the dogs , at any time of day at all , and in any feckless way that came handy . At their first and second midday halts , for instance , they flung down to the team , as though to a herd of sheep or swine , food enough for three days ' rations , their own leavings , and the orthodox dog-ration stuff , in a mixed heap . Given decent , proper feeding , Jan would have seen to it that order was preserved and no thieving done . Each dog should have had his own `` whack , '' and none have been molested . But with all his genuine love of order and discipline , Jan was no magician .