Dog Husband
In a village, there is a girl who will not marry any man.Eventually, her dog transforms into a man and they have sexual relations. When she becomes pregnant, her family leaves and takes their fire with them. The girl's grandmother leaves behind some fire so that the girl can survive. The girl then has children. One was a girl and the rest were boys. One day the girl tattles on the boys. Apparently when the mother went out the boys put on dog skins and became dogs. The mother sneaks in and throws their skins in the fire and they are forced to stay as boys. The boys go out and hunt. The food they bring back convinces their father to give up his dog skin as well.
Animals Incorporated
Dog
Origin
Adamson, T. (1969). Folk-tales of the coast Salish. Collected and edited by Thelma Adamson. New York, American Folk-lore Society, 1934. New York: Kraus Reprint.