A new leader made no difference to Dave and Sol-leks; they continued to pull hard. But the
other dogs had had an easy life when Spitz was leading. They were surprised when Buck
made them work hard and punished them for their mistakes. Pike, the second dog, was
usually lazy; but by the end of the first day he was pulling harder than he had ever pulled in
his life. The first night in camp Buck fought Joe, another difficult dog, and after that there
were no more problems with him. The team started to pull together, and to move faster and
faster. 'I've never seen a dog like Buck!' cried Francois. 'Never! He's worth a thousand
dollars. What do you think, Perrault?'