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- The Volpino Italiano
also is or has been known as the Italian Spitz, Florentine
Spitz, Italian Pomeranian, or Cane de Quirinale.
- The plural of Volpino Italiano
is Volpini Italiano.
- Confusingly, the Italians
also sometimes use the word Volpino by itself to indicate the Keeshond.
- The Volpino, a "cousin"
of the German Spitz, played
a part in the development of the modern Pomeranian.
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- Il Maltese - il Bolognese
- il Volpino Italiano
by Tamagnone Bianca. In Italian.
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- The Atlas of Dog
Breeds of the World
by Bonnie Wilcox and Chris Walkowicz. TFH Publications; 5th edition,
1995. A survey of over 500 breeds of dog, including many spitzes, with
excellent photography. A photograph of a modern Volpino is included.
- Eyewitness Handbooks: Dogs: The Visual Guide to Over 300 Dog
Breeds From Around the World by David Alderton, photography
by Tracy Morgan. DK, 1993. Capsule introductions to many breeds, including
the Volpino, with photographs: something of a dog-watcher's guide with
no detailed information.
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The
Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World by Bonnie Wilcox and Chris
Walkowicz. TFH, 1989. A survey of over 400 breeds of dog, with some
excellent photography. This book covers more breeds than most, including
endangered, extinct and probably-extinct breeds, as well as rare breeds,
which I think adds interest.
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- Ruffino & Co.
by Ouida. Sadleir, 1936. Four novellas set in Italy. The first story,
"Ruffino" is a haughty Pomeranian's autobiographical tale
of life and adventures with his aristocratic human. (I think it possible
the canine hero should have been called a Volpino Italiano, but I could
be wrong.)
- "Landor and His Dog
Pomero" by unnamed reporter. In: Massachusetts Ploughman
and New England Journal of Agriculture, 20 August 1870, pg 4.
Abstract from an article in Frazer's Magazine, this is the warm
tale of a person who was a friend of Charles Dickens. Walter Savage
Landor doted over his dog, a yellow Pomeranian/Fox Dog named Pomero
he had acquired from Italy (my guess is that this dog should more properly
be termed a Volpino Italiano).
Charles Dickens used Mr Landor as the model for his Boythorn character
in Bleak House, and transformed Pomero into a canary.
- "The Flower Vase:
The Talking Dog" by unknown columnist. In: Southern Rose,
22 July, 1837, pg 190. This is a humorous report, under a regular column,
of a Pomeranian dog residing
in Naples, Italy (given the date and place, I believe this would in
fact have been better termed a Volpino Italiano), who was reputed to
be able to speak the phrase "Damn grandmamma."
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