The well-to-do once put their lapdogs under their bedcovers before retiring, in the belief that bedbugs, fleas and ticks would hop onto the dog.
People in ancient China stayed warm by carrying toy breeds up their sleeves.
President Roosevelt's daughter, Alice, was given a black Pekinese by the last empress of China.
The Welsh corgi has been called Ci Llathaid, meaning "yard-long dog."
Cartoon dog Fifi the Peke appeared as Minnie Mouse's dog and Pluto's girlfriend. Pluto and Fifi had five puppies together. However, Fifi was dropped, and Pluto acquired another mate in Dinah the Dachshund. (Player!)
Excerpts taken from Dog Miscellany by J.A.Wines
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