[Moo] Dog Mart comes Sept 28

[Barbara Miller]

Greetings all,

We are helping our good friends, the Isaac Walton League with the Dog Mart (the oldest continually running dog event in the County!) on Saturday, Sept 28, from 10am-5ish.  

This year, the Dog Mart will be at their site on 12400 Herndon Rd. on Saturday, Sept 28, from 10am- 5pm. The website with information is at http://www.fredericksburgdogmart.com

Greg Raines, President of the IWL is still looking for an Indian Tribe to re-enact the historic dogs for furs trading. We may be trading with the Paumunky this year?

We will have a display of "Dogs in the Middle Ages" and coloring sheets for the kids, under our 20x20 pavillion.  We will be able to have rapier demos also. The Izaak Walton League's Manahoac Bowmen are having an archery demo, so if they wish, we can add some Medieval Archery and/or Atlatl too... but I have not heard back from them.

For the Opening Ceremonies of the Dog Mart, (assuming they find the Indians) we will need guys in late Elizabethian garb for the re-enactment. So guys, if you want to do so, I have loaner Elizabethian, or we still have time to help sew up some! 

Besides Allen and I, whom else is planning on coming?

-Blitha

PS, did you know:


Dogs in Medieval Europe can be grouped
into dogs that hunted, pulled carts, turned spits, herded, protected, and pets.
The first English attempt to classify dogs was said to have been written by
Dame Juliana Berners (Barnes or Bernes) in the Treatise on Hunting in the Boke
of St Albans, published in 1486. The 14 categories of dogs were: “Grehoun,
Bastard, Mengrell, Mastiff, Lemor, Spanyel, Raches, Kenettyes, Teroures,
Butchers Houndes, Myddyng dogges, Tryndel taylles, Prikherid currys smalle
ladyes poppees”[1] In
a latin book written by Johannes Caius in 1570 and translated into English in
1576, there were hunting dogs, which included Harriers (rabbit hunters),
Terrars (terriers), Bloodhounds (bloodhound like), Grazehounds (greyhound
like), Lyemmer (type of scent hound or bloodhound), Tumbler (thought to be spit
turner dogs), Stealer (believed to be a poaching dog), Setter (setter type),
and Spaniell (spaniel type). There were Spaniel Gentle or Comforter (lap) dogs.
There were farm dogs like Shepherds dogge, and Mastive. And there were Mongrels
like Wapp, Turnespet, and Dauncer.[2] 


Among the Nobles, the dog was often trained to hunt. Gaston Phebus
wrote a fascinating book on the noble art of hunting. He called the hound the
noblest and most reasonable beast that God had created. The Hunting Book of
Gaston Phebus included the training and care of dogs. On the care of pups, they
opened their eyes in 9 days, started to eat after 1 month, and after 2 months
should be fed bread crumbs in boiled goat’s and cow’s milk, particularly in the
morning. At night, bread crumbs were to be soaked in meat broth. But after they
lost their milk teeth the young dogs should eat bread and drink water because
those who eat too much rich broth or tid-bits get bad breath. In the chapter on
sicknesses of hounds and how to cure them, rabies, known as Madness, had to
recognized and treated quickly. Other ailments included 4 kinds of mange,
‘nail’ (a kind of hypertrophied conjunctiva that blocked vision), infections of
ears and mouth, fractured bones, sprains, dislocations, constipation, and feet
hurt from thorns and briars. It is said Gaston had over 1600 dogs.  Among the poor and working people, the dog
was trained to protect and herd domesticated farm animals (mastiffs and
shepherds). Dogs were much loved as faithful hard working companions in life. There
are more recognized breeds today than there were back in the 13thto
16thcentury.


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[1]Introduction
to Dogs in Our Period, by Pavla de la Satu
Mare
[2] Introduction to Dogs in Our Period, by
Pavla de la Satu Mare
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