What is Perrault first impression of buck? Conversely how does buck come to fell about his new owner

Perrault is imediately impressed with Buck. He sees his work ethic and potential,

Perrault grinned. Considering that the price of dogs had been boomed skyward by the unwonted demand, it was not an unfair sum for so fine an animal. The Canadian Government would be no loser, nor would its dispatches travel the slower. Perrault knew dogs, and when he looked at Buck he knew that he was one in a thousand-- "One in ten t'ousand," he commented mentally.

Buck has respect for Perrault but no real emotional connection.