Elmer the Moose Terrier

Elmer The Moose Terrier was a strange creature was the dog that belonged to Paul Bunyan. It was said to be a dog strong enough to shake a moose to death, like most terriers could with a rat. It was also known to be an incredible tracker. One day though, he had an accident. He was rustling around in a cabin, and the lumberjack who lived there thought it was some dangerous creature. In response to the rustling creature, the lumberjack threw his ax and cut Elmer cleanly in half. Another person quickly sewed him back together and managed to save him. In the mans haste though, he accidentally sewed the back half with the legs facing up instead of down. This worked to Elmers benefit though as it allowed him to spend more time tracking by switching between its pairs of legs when one became tired. Most creatures that saw him would laugh themselves to death, making him even better at taking down animals. Elmer eventually died however when he saw his reflection and laughed himself to death. This comedic/tragic death caused Paul Bunyan to cry so much it formed the Great Salt Lake

Citations:

Rees, Ennis, and Robert Osborn. The Song of Paul Bunyan & Tony Beaver. Pantheon Books, 1964.