Sheesh,
hold into the wild type Canis domesticus.
I have it on good authority that puppy stew is still a thing.
For very select elders at very specific rituals and ceremonies.
The Corps of Discovery would likely agree.
I wonder how those Injuns felt about they and their lands being discovered? I mean, seeing as how they had been there for ages already. It's not like penicillin or Planet X after all.