Manual of Toy Dogs (1904)

[Yorkaddict]

Βιβλίο της Leslie Williams γραμμένο το 1904 για τις μικρόσωμες φυλές, τις ιδιαιτερότητές τους, τα πρότυπα της εποχής και πολλές άλλες πληροφορίες

A manual of toy dogs; how to breed, rear, and feed them

 

[ntoulis]

στα μαλτεζ λει για αρχαια ελλαδα και κλαμπ μαλτεζ λονδινου !
<<στην πρωτη σελιδα εχει μασονικο συμβολο>>

 

[Yorkaddict]

Αυτό το είχε αναφέρει και ο Rawdon Lee στο βιβλίο του " A history and description of the modern dogs of Great Britain and Ireland (non-sporting division) που έγραψε το 1894.

http://www.dogforum.gr/v3/εικονική.κυνο-βιβλιοθήκη-38/history.modern.dogs.gr.britain.ireland-26996/

 

[Yorkaddict]

Παραθέτω απόσπασμα του Rawdon B Lee από το πιο πάνω βιβλίο:

"Two thousand years ago and more the dainty creature was nestled in the laps of the ladies of Greece and Rome, where he was said to divide attention with the dandies and bucks of that day, or, as they were then called, " puppies" a name which still clings to them as occasion requires. Doubtless it was a Maltese dog of which Lucian tells, at the expense of a philosopher friend of his, who had been persuaded to be a "gentleman help of the period," to a certain noble and his lady. On one occasion the family was on a journey to their country residence, when the philosopher, who was travelling in a carriage by himself, was besought by the lady as a great favour to take her poor dear little dog Myrrhina in his lap, as she was unwell, and slaves were so careless and neglectful that they were not fit to be trusted with so dainty a creature. After hesitating a moment, Lucian's friend consented, and forthwith Myrrhina was transferred to his knee, where in a very short time she gave birth to a litter of puppies ! Many early writers have mentioned these little dogs Malta. Aristotle did, and he died 322 B.C., whilst the elder Callimachus, who was almost his contemporary, likewise alludes to them, and has something to say as to hounds and dogs generally in his poem to Diana. "

Diana για όσους δεν γνωρίζουν ήταν η Θεά Αρτεμις.

Επίσης μιας και αναφέρθηκε, έχει μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον να διαβάσετε για την σχέση των αρχαίων Ελλήνων με τους σκύλους

http://www.ellinikoarxeio.com/2011/02/dogs-in-ancient-hellas.html#ixzz2pWAEUkKV

 

[Yorkaddict]

Υπάρχει βέβαια το ενδεχόμενο, από αυτά τα βιβλία να προήλθε η "φήμη" πως τα μαλτέζ σχετίζονται με το Μελιταίο Κυνίδιο και σε αυτά να αναφέρεται ο Αριστοτέλης και ο Λουκιανός.

Cambridge Journals Online - Greece & Rome - Abstract - The Maltese Dog

Σας παραπέμπω και στην ανάλογη συζήτηση
http://www.dogforum.gr/v3/ελληνικές.φυλές-66/μελιταίο.κυνίδιο-12195/#post288711

 

[ntoulis]

The blonde dog known as "Satchel" in the 2005 movie Bewitched with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell is a Small Greek Domestic Dog.Wikipedia, 2013