Buck is a dog who is the main character in the novel and movie Call of the Wild by Jack London. Apparently Buck's mother was a Scots Shepherd, and his father was a Saint Bernard. Jack London's own dog was called Buck. Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora and it has been argued it has been domesticated for between 12,000 years and perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent genetic evidence. ... The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London. ... Jack London Photograph Jack London, probably born John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and over fifty other books. ... Country of origin Switzerland Classification and breed standards St. ...

In the book The Call of The Wild, Buck is kidnapped from a sunny home in Santa Clara California and sold to meet the demand for sled dogs. As the story progresses, Buck becomes more and more feral, gradually severing ties with human civilization until he at last joins a pack of wolves. Santa Clara (Porutguese and Spanish for Saint Clair or Saint Claire) is a common place name: Santa Clara, in Villa Clara province, Cuba Santa Clara in Durango, Mexico Santa Clara County, California, United States Santa Clara, California, United States - the city of Santa Clara, which is located in Santa Clara... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle on runners (a sled or sleigh) over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call...