Answer:
dog mothers
Explanation:
"White Fang" is famous Jack London's novel telling the story of half dog-half wolf cub, White Fang, and his life in an Indian camp.
This particular excerpt refers to White Fang's day of puppyhood, when he was just learning the rules of the life in a camp.
He quickly realized that mothers of other puppies in the camp are overprotective and White Fang often got beaten by them, so he learned to avoid them and stay away.
