<P> Clark kennels the Malamute with the station 's sled dogs ; it soon metamorphoses and attacks them . When he hears the commotion , MacReady pulls the fire alarm , and Childs incinerates the creature . Blair performs another autopsy which leads him to believe the creature perfectly imitates other organisms . The Norwegians ' records lead the Americans to the now - buried flying saucer . Blair becomes increasingly paranoid and withdraws , calculating that if the alien escapes to a civilized area , all life on Earth will be assimilated within a few years . Fuchs tells MacReady that he is worried about Blair , and according to Blair 's journal , the creature 's `` dead '' remains are still active on a cellular level . The camp enacts safety measures designed to reduce risk of assimilation . </P>
<P> Clark kennels the Malamute with the station 's sled dogs ; it soon metamorphoses and attacks them . When he hears the commotion , MacReady pulls the fire alarm , and Childs incinerates the creature . Blair performs another autopsy which leads him to believe the creature perfectly imitates other organisms . The Norwegians ' records lead the Americans to the now - buried flying saucer . Blair becomes increasingly paranoid and withdraws , calculating that if the alien escapes to a civilized area , all life on Earth will be assimilated within a few years . Fuchs tells MacReady that he is worried about Blair , and according to Blair 's journal , the creature 's `` dead '' remains are still active on a cellular level . The camp enacts safety measures designed to reduce risk of assimilation . </P>
who was chasing the dog at the beginning of the thing
who was chasing the dog at the beginning of the thing
Malamute
Malamute