It was only three weeks ago that Canterbury stood up and made the rest of the NRL take notice, knocking off competition leaders Penrith. It certainly seems a lot longer ago than that. The Bulldogs’ season is in danger of slipping away from them after a third straight loss, a 28-12 defeat against the in-form North Queensland Cowboys at Accor Stadium. Scott Drinkwater and Reed Mahoney celebrate a try. Getty Images The result gave the discarded Reed Mahoney the last laugh over his former team and leaves Cameron Ciraldo and his side continuing to search for answers. The match was a dogfight until the Cowboys broke clear late on but Canterbury’s shortcomings in attack again came back to bite them. Lachlan Galvin scored one of their only two tries, throwing a dummy to dash over the line for the fourth time in five starts. The blame couldn’t be cast on him more than anyone else on Friday night but while the Bulldogs are unable to be clinical enough, questions about whether he is a halfback will go on.…