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 Beswick England Christopher the Guitar Playing Pig $6.00 Time Remaining: 10d 21h 31m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 Vintage Beswick England Smooth Glossy Panda Bear Figurine $65.00 Time Remaining: 20h 17m |
 BEATRIX POTTERS BENJAMIN BUNNY F Warne Co 1948 BESWICK ENGLAND TAM HAT $14.99 Time Remaining: 26d 14h 9m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Beatrix Potters Benjamin Bunny Peter Rabbit 1975 Beswick England Figure $29.99 Time Remaining: 28d 10h 14m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Sweet BESWICK Porcelain HORSE from England DAPPLE GRAY Foal Figurine $28.00 Time Remaining: 4d 15h 18m |
 Beatrix Potter Benjamin Bunny 1948 Beswick England Figure $34.99 Time Remaining: 28d 10h 1m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 Beswick England Sly Seated Fox Excellent Condition FREE SHIPPING $49.00 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 18m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 Beswick cat made in England Beautifully painted 9 high $29.99 Time Remaining: 3d 13h 17m |
 Beatrix Potters Appley Dapply 1971 Beswick England Figure $39.99 Time Remaining: 28d 10h 9m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
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 Beautiful Beswick England Doberman Pinscher Floppy Ears Cropped Tail $12.57 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 3m |
 GORGOUES JOHN BESWICK BESWICK ENGLAND POTTER HORSE AND STAND $165.00 Time Remaining: 26d 17h 14m Buy It Now for only: $165.00 |
 1970S BESWICK ENGLAND MOUNTAIN LION PUMA 1702 HUGE SCULPTURE MINT $175.00 Time Remaining: 8d 17h 46m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 PORCELAIN BESWICK ENGLAND ULRICA BRITTAS GERMAN SHEPARD FIGURINE 8x6 BEAUTIFUL $42.99 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 2m |
 Beswick England Pickles Dog Figurine Beatrix Potter Excellent $179.00 Time Remaining: 12d 7h 28m Buy It Now for only: $179.00 |
 Vintage Collectible Beswick England 2063 Pair of Grouses Great Condition Rare $349.00 Time Remaining: 24d 10h 21m Buy It Now for only: $349.00 |
 Beswick England 3 Cat Kitten Figurine 2101 with Beswick Stamp $19.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 12m |
 Vintage Beatrix Potter The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe 1959 Beswick England $19.99 Time Remaining: 27d 19h 52m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Beatrix Potter Jemima Puddleduck Beswick England 1948 $24.00 Time Remaining: 17d 21h 34m Buy It Now for only: $24.00 |
 ENGLAND BESWICK BEATRIX POTTERS POORLY PETER RABBIT FIGURINE $39.99 Time Remaining: 13h 57m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 VINTAGE BESWICK PORCELAIN BIRD FIGURINE ENGLAND CARDINAL MODEL 927 FIGURE $49.99 Time Remaining: 1h 14m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 VINTAGE BESWICK ENGLAND BUFFALO BISON FIGURINE 1019 COLLECTORS FIGURAL ANIMAL $188.00 Time Remaining: 12d 20h 17m Buy It Now for only: $188.00 |
 Beatrix Potter Old Mr Brown F Warne Co Beswick England owl and Squirrel $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 19h 59m |
 BESWICK ENGLAND DOG GERMAN SHEPARD FIGURINE $38.99 Time Remaining: 5d 19h 59m Buy It Now for only: $38.99 |
 BESWICK ENGLAND CERAMIC PERSIAN CAT FIGURINE $89.99 Time Remaining: 7d 11h 57m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 Adorable Vintage BESWICK ENGLAND Black and White PANDA $14.95 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 27m |
 Beswick England 1948 Beatrix Potters MrsTittlemouse figurine F Warne Co 90 $74.95 Time Remaining: 21d 16h 25m Buy It Now for only: $74.95 |
 Beatrix Potter Squirrel Nutkin Beswick Figurine England $95.00 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 29m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 Beatrix Potter Hunca Munca Beswick England RARE vintage GOLD OVAL BP2 $69.00 Time Remaining: 5d 9h 56m |
 BEATRIX POTTERS TOM KITTEN BESWICK ENGLAND FIGURINE AND FRAMED PRINT NICE $39.50 Time Remaining: 17d 10h 37m Buy It Now for only: $39.50 |
 Vintage Beatrix Potter Benjamin Bunny F Warne Co 1948 Beswick England $44.99 Time Remaining: 27d 19h 52m Buy It Now for only: $44.99 |
 CUTE Beswick Praying Puppy Dog Figurine England 2130 Part of Fun Series $6.99 Time Remaining: 6d 1h 17m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Beswick 721Figure of a DeerMade in England $145.00 Time Remaining: 19d 13h 29m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
 KITTY MACBRIDE A DOUBLE ACT FIGURINE BESWICK ENGLAND $49.99 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 29m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 Excellent Beswick Chaffinch 991 Bird Figurine Made In England Great Condition $7.99 Time Remaining: 3d 21h 40m |
 Vintage Miniature Red Fox Beswick Ceramic Figurine Made in England $47.00 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 52m Buy It Now for only: $47.00 |
 VINTAGE BESWICK ENGLAND PUMA JAGUAR FIGURINE 1823 FIGURAL ANIMAL WILD CAT $188.00 Time Remaining: 12d 20h 17m Buy It Now for only: $188.00 |
 Beswick Beagle Figurine CH Wendover Billy England $19.99 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 40m |
 BESWICK DALMATIAN DALMATION DOG FIGURINE MADE IN ENGLAND $34.99 Time Remaining: 5d 23h 33m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 BESWICK ENGLAND SHIRE FIGURINE $99.00 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 44m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 Beatrix Potters Peter Rabbit F Warne Co Ltd Copyright 1948 Beswick England $24.95 Time Remaining: 6d 17h 13m |
 BEATRIX POTTER FIGURINE SALLY HENNY PENNY F WARNE BESWICK ENGLAND $68.99 Time Remaining: 14d 21h 40m Buy It Now for only: $68.99 |
 VINTAGE BESWICK ENGLAND ANOTHER NO BRAND DOG 2 LOTS BEAUTIFUL GIFT $148.00 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 32m Buy It Now for only: $148.00 |
 BESWICK Vintage Boy In Straw Hat Figurine Joan Walsh Anglund England1970 $50.00 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 27m Buy It Now for only: $60.00 |
 Vintage David Hands Animaland Dinkum Platypus Beswick England $229.00 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 45m Buy It Now for only: $229.00 |
 Beatrix Potter Miss Moppet Beswick England Bp3b Figurine $49.99 Time Remaining: 9d 21h 22m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 BESWICK Little Girl Figurine Joan Walsh Anglund Made in England in 1970 $50.00 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 34m Buy It Now for only: $60.00 |
 JEMIMA PUDDLEDUCK BEATRIX POTTER FWARNE CO BESWICK ENGLAND OUR 102 $25.00 Time Remaining: 16d 22h 39m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 |
 Beatrix Potter F Warne Beswick England Poorly Peter Rabbit 1976 $35.00 Time Remaining: 17d 21h 37m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 Vintage 1951 BESWICK Beatrix Potters Hunca Munca Baby Mice Figurine England $14.99 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 6m |
 Beatrix Potter Mrs Tiggy Winkle Figurine F Warne Co Ltd 1948 Beswick England $38.95 Time Remaining: 24d 18h 57m Buy It Now for only: $38.95 |
 F Warne Beswick England Beatrix Potter Hunca Munca 1951 $28.00 Time Remaining: 17d 21h 22m Buy It Now for only: $28.00 |
 VTG BESWICK APPLEY DAPPLY 1971 Made in ENGLAND MINT PERFECT CONDITION $19.99 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 54m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 1963 BEATRIX POTTERS OLD MR BROWN WITH NUTKIN F WARNE BESWICK ENGLAND $47.50 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 17m Buy It Now for only: $47.50 |
 Beatrix Potter LADY MOUSE 1951 c BESWICK ENGLAND Ceramic Figurine Early $39.99 Time Remaining: 7d 19h 26m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 VTG BESWICK FLOPSY MOPSY and COTTONTAIL 1954 Made in ENGLAND DELIGHTFUL $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 22h 13m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 JEMIMA PUDDLEDUCK BEATRIX POTTER FWARNE CO BESWICK ENGLAND OUR 101 $25.00 Time Remaining: 16d 22h 36m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 |
 LADY MOUSE FROM GLOUCHESTER Figurine Beatrix Potter Beswick England Very Nice $59.99 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 26m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 VTG BESWICK PETER RABBIT 1948 Made in ENGLAND bought at HARRODS DELIGHTFUL $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 36m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 MRS RABBIT Figurine By Beatrix Potter Beswick England 1951 Very Nice Condition $194.99 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 44m Buy It Now for only: $194.99 |
 VINTAGE BESWICK ENGLAND BEATRIX POTTERS REBECCAH PUDDLE DUCK FIGURINE 1981 MINT $49.99 Time Remaining: 10d 1h 57m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 VTG BESWICK JEMIMA PUDDLEDUCK 1948 Made in ENGLAND bought at HARRODS MINT LOVELY $19.99 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 17m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Beatrix Potter Mrs Rabbit and Bunnies 1976 c BESWICK ENGLAND Ceramic $39.99 Time Remaining: 7d 19h 24m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 BEATRIX POTTERS APPLEY DAPPLY BESWICK ENGLAND 1971 CERAMIC F WARNE $75.00 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 55m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 VTG BESWICK HUNCA MUNCA 1951 Made in ENGLAND MINT PERFECT CONDITION $19.99 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 47m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 HUNCA MUNCA Figurine from Beatrix Potter Beswick England Very Nice Condition $65.99 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 29m Buy It Now for only: $65.99 |
 BESWICK DOG ASHTRAY 88 MADE IN ENGLAND VTG $75.00 Time Remaining: 15d 19h 3m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 VTG BESWICK COUSIN RIBBY 1970 Made in ENGLAND MINT PERFECT CONDITION $19.99 Time Remaining: 5d 22h 1m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Beswick England Winnie The Pooh OWL Gold Backstamp $70.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 18m Buy It Now for only: $70.00 |
 BESWICK LITTLE GIRL FIGURINE JOAN WALSH ANGLUND ENGLAND $95.00 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 41m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 vINTAGE BESWICK ENGLAND WINNIE THE POOH FIGURE WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS FIGURINE $44.99 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 56m |
 Beatrix Potter Mrs Tittlemouse Figurine Beswick England Rare Mint w Book $65.00 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 25m Buy It Now for only: $65.00 |
 Beatrix Potter Fierce bad rabbit Beswick Porcelain figurine England 1977 $179.95 Time Remaining: 7d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $179.95 |
 Vintage Beswick FOXY WHISKERED GENTLEMAN Beatrix Potter Figurine England $44.99 Time Remaining: 6d 20h 19m |
 LG porcelain Figurine red Persian Cat vintage England Beswick Brass plaque plate $99.99 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 41m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
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Dalmatian Dog Breed Origins
The Dalmatian is one of the most widely recognized dog breeds in the world so it comes as a bit of a surprise that the origins of this most distinctive of dogs is still shrouded in mystery up to this day. One theory has it that the name Dalmatian was given to the dog breed by one Thomas Bewick in 1791. According to excerpts from "Anecdotes of Dogs" compiled by Edward Jesse, Thomas Bewick adamantly insists that the Dalmatian Dog hailed from a region called Dalmatia which today is to be found in Croatia. Adding weight to his claims is the fact that the Dalmatian Dog used to be called Dalmatinac.
However there appears to be evidence to refute Bewick’s claims. As far back as 3,700 BC, king Cheops (or Khufu) was known to have owned a spotted pet dog; the first spotted dog on record. More compelling evidence perhaps is a 1700 BC fresco from Tiryns that illustrates a boar hunt with black and liver spotted hounds which today can still be found in the National Archeological Museum s. In Greece, Crete and Egypt are to be found numerous ancient friezes and murals depicting spotted white hounds (with liver or black spots sometimes both). Around 400 BC a spotted Cretan Hound was commonly employed in hunting antelope. That hound was later crossed with the White Antelope Dog from ancient Egypt creating a distinctly colored hound that loved running alongside horses.
How The Dalmatian Dog Got Its Name
As to how the Dalmatian Dog came to be named as such is a whole new twist altogether in an already highly convoluted and controversial history. Strangely enough the origins of the Dalmatian name in many respects resembles the controversial manner with which the Labrador Retriever, a Canadian dog breed that originated from Newfoundland, came to be associated with England and subsequently called the "Labrador" by an Englishman.
As things stand today the Dalmatian dog is widely associated with England and in fact got its name from Thomas Beswick, yet another Englishman. Apparent association of the Dalmatian with the region that bears the same name did not occur until around 1930 when the Consul General of Monaco to Great Britain who also happened to be a member of the British Dalmatian Club, took a pair of Dalmatian dogs to Dalmatia as a present for his stepfather Bozo Banac. Bozo Banac had previously expressed an interest in breeding the dogs there.
There is actually good reason to believe that the name Dalmatian is in all likelihood a corruption of the term "Damachien"; a term by which the dogs were known at the time and which in English translated as Deer Hound (a mix of the Latin and French words "Dama" and "Chien" which respectively mean Deer and Dog).
The preeminent French Naturalist Buffon also dipped his toes in the fray and referred to the Dalmatian dog in his writings circa 1749-1767 as "Le Braque Bengale" (hound of Bengal) which he later modified to the Harrier of Bengal in 1790. Strangely enough though there is no compelling evidence to associate the Dalmatian with India.
Thus as is abundantly evident, despite its distinct appearance the Dalmatian is a dog breed whose precise origins have eluded historians the world over to this very day. And when all is said and done it does not seem unreasonable to conclude that the Dalmatian is one dog breed with a highly spotted past indeed!
The Multi-Purpose Dalmatian Dog
Over the course of its history, the Dalmatian dog has adorned many hats of occupation which include the following: retriever, birddog, ratter, war dog, shepherd etc. But it was as a coach dog in Victorian England that the Dalmatian found its true calling. As a coach dog the Dalmatian served both a practical and aesthetic function.
The practical purpose of the Dalmatian as coach dog was to ward off marauding dogs and any other animals from harming or disturbing the coach horses. As for the aesthetic aspect, well let’s just say it looked cool to have those spotted dogs trotting by the carriage and quite likely it was probably a mark of affluence to have such dogs accompanying one’s carriage.
From the 1880s the Dalmatian was selectively bred for its fondness and affinity to run beneath horse drawn carriages, the ideal dogs being those that ran close to the hooves of the rear horses. However with the rise in popularity of the automobile the Dalmatian lost its prominence in society though it continued as a coach dog for horse-drawn fire engines, a tradition that transitioned into the Dalmatian being adopted as the contemporary mascot for firehouses.
The Dalmatian dog breed was formerly recognized by the AKC in 1888 but due to intense selective breeding for its characteristic spotted pattern soon enough the breed was plagued by genetic urinary problems; namely a predisposition to uric acid stones (kidney stones). To correct this problem the Dalmatian dog breed was subsequently crossbred with various Pointer breeds!
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