Diefenbaker (wolf)
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Diefenbaker is a fictional character in the television series Due South. He is a half-wolf, 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.
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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Due South | |
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Canadian Consulate | |
| Constable Benton Fraser | Diefenbaker | ||
| Inspector Margaret Thatcher | Constable Renfield Turnbull | Sergeant Bob Fraser | ||
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27th Precinct, Chicago PD | |
| Detective Ray Vecchio | Detective Stanley "Ray Vecchio" Kowalski | ||
| Lt Harding Welsh | Detective Jack Huey | Detective Thomas E Dewey | Detective Louis Gardino | Elaine Besbriss | Francesca Vecchio | ||
| Due South Episodes | ||
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | ||
