JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
Not ' just ' another dog thread, swear.
Besides, who can have too many? I'm increasingly fascinated by the number of Daguerreotypes and Ambryotypes from the era pointedly focused on an owner's good, dear friend- not just their old dawg. It does not seem to be a matter of some elderly wealthy females with far too much money and a fondness for cats- you know what I mean. The over-indulged pet syndrome. Seems to me instead the silver-golden thread through centuries, mute testimony to mute enslavement of the only kind allowable. Our hearts.
When did this begin? How long ago did brown, shaggy-edged eyes win a first scrap and end up owning their first human? , " ......dogs have left their pawprints all over the archaeological record, sometimes literally, for thousands of years " and " a fourth-century grave was found containing the skeleton of a dog with a large beef bone near his head " and " Peru (A.D. 900-1400 ), 80 dogs interspersed with the burials of owners, some were wrapped in finely woven llama-wool blankets, and many had llama and fish bones next to their noses. " and " ......the dog ( dog's grave ) is that, despite a host of physical problems including tooth loss that likely required it to eat soft foods, osteoarthritis, a dislocated hip, and spinal deformation that would have limited mobility, the dog survived into its mid-to-late teens. It was clearly well cared for, and even death could not separate it from his owner " Link below. Point being, it's been awhile.
And they've been around as pets for quite awhile. Romans developed the ' toy ' breeds for plain, old companionship- blowing to heck the ' useful ' theory. We just love a good dog in the house.
" One of the most charming signs of dog life at Roman villas, farms, and military camps across Britain are the pawprints left in drying building tiles. There are dozens of these tiles from Silchester, and hundreds from Roman Britain—perhaps as many as one percent of all the tiles produced there according to Fulford—proof that it is not just modern dogs who stick their paws where they may not belong. "
If you're a dog lover, not sure I'd read the entire article? It's is archeology so pulls no punches. Fair warning. It's a good article. Not sure I read much indicating our relationship with them has changed hugely since since Roman times- or really, since Time began for all of us together. Only difference would have been when someone, doubtless a dog owner invented the camera in order to record the whole thing.
" Their role as magical creatures was probably very important in the early days of the dog-human relationship." Probably the best, most important statement in the entire article. As archeologists, may not have the same idea in mind I do- but am shamelessly misinterpreting it anyway. Because it is correct.
Not era, I know.
Also post era
Not era, but some are just too, too wonderful!
Ebay and Pinterest
Besides, who can have too many? I'm increasingly fascinated by the number of Daguerreotypes and Ambryotypes from the era pointedly focused on an owner's good, dear friend- not just their old dawg. It does not seem to be a matter of some elderly wealthy females with far too much money and a fondness for cats- you know what I mean. The over-indulged pet syndrome. Seems to me instead the silver-golden thread through centuries, mute testimony to mute enslavement of the only kind allowable. Our hearts.
When did this begin? How long ago did brown, shaggy-edged eyes win a first scrap and end up owning their first human? , " ......dogs have left their pawprints all over the archaeological record, sometimes literally, for thousands of years " and " a fourth-century grave was found containing the skeleton of a dog with a large beef bone near his head " and " Peru (A.D. 900-1400 ), 80 dogs interspersed with the burials of owners, some were wrapped in finely woven llama-wool blankets, and many had llama and fish bones next to their noses. " and " ......the dog ( dog's grave ) is that, despite a host of physical problems including tooth loss that likely required it to eat soft foods, osteoarthritis, a dislocated hip, and spinal deformation that would have limited mobility, the dog survived into its mid-to-late teens. It was clearly well cared for, and even death could not separate it from his owner " Link below. Point being, it's been awhile.
And they've been around as pets for quite awhile. Romans developed the ' toy ' breeds for plain, old companionship- blowing to heck the ' useful ' theory. We just love a good dog in the house.
" One of the most charming signs of dog life at Roman villas, farms, and military camps across Britain are the pawprints left in drying building tiles. There are dozens of these tiles from Silchester, and hundreds from Roman Britain—perhaps as many as one percent of all the tiles produced there according to Fulford—proof that it is not just modern dogs who stick their paws where they may not belong. "
If you're a dog lover, not sure I'd read the entire article? It's is archeology so pulls no punches. Fair warning. It's a good article. Not sure I read much indicating our relationship with them has changed hugely since since Roman times- or really, since Time began for all of us together. Only difference would have been when someone, doubtless a dog owner invented the camera in order to record the whole thing.
" Their role as magical creatures was probably very important in the early days of the dog-human relationship." Probably the best, most important statement in the entire article. As archeologists, may not have the same idea in mind I do- but am shamelessly misinterpreting it anyway. Because it is correct.
Not era, I know.
Also post era
Not era, but some are just too, too wonderful!
Ebay and Pinterest
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