Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Alopekis - The versatile dogs of the Greeks

The Greeks have always valued small house dogs. Alopekis are one of the small dog breeds kept by the Greek people as home companions and utilized as all around farm working dogs. This dog breed was once considered as a type of stray dog that roam the streets of Greece during the ancient times. These stray dogs were developed and named Alopekis, a word that was derived from the Greek word "alopecis" which means small and foxy

The name Alopekis was aptly given to this breed as these dogs are

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