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'Diefenbaker' ('Dief' for short) is a fictional character in the television series ''Due South''. He is part wolf,^[1] originally from northern Canada, who now lives in Chicago with his master, Constable Benton Fraser of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is named after former Prime Minister of Canada John George Diefenbaker. He has several puppies, two of whom are named Sunshine and Buster, by a husky named Maggie.^[2]
Diefenbaker first met Fraser when the Mountie found him in an abandoned mine. Diefenbaker later pulled Fraser out of Prince Rupert Sound, saving the Mountie's life, but also bursting the wolf's eardrums - which resulted in, according to Fraser, Diefenbaker's deafness. Whether Diefenbaker is actually deaf, and not just suffering from selective hearing, is up to the viewer. Diefenbaker is apparently able to read lips, in both English and Inuit. Diefenbaker has stayed with Fraser ever since and has gone wherever the Mountie is posted.
Diefenbaker is extremely loyal to Fraser, if sometimes disobedient, and will attack someone if required to defend Fraser. He is usually quite laid back - for a wolf. Since moving to Chicago (for which Fraser's friend Detective Ray Vecchio forged him a special "wolf permit"), Diefenbaker has developed a taste for junk food, much to Fraser's despair.
Diefenbaker was played by Newman in the pilot episode, Lincoln for the first two seasons, and Draco for the last two seasons. Various stunt dogs have also been used.

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★ A page on all the dogs who played Dief over the series.

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Yukon King

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