Dogs

• Davíd Carrasco, “Canines” (2001)
• Mexicolore’s “Dog” (Renee McGarry) recognizes that some dogs were protein in the Nahua diet, but other dogs were companions in life on earth and in beliefs about the afterlife. McGarry explores the various types of dogs in Nahua culture, their names, and their qualities. Her study also include a photo of some of these dogs as pets today.
• Ayla M. Amadio and Meadow L. Campbell, “Mesoamerican Canines: Companions, Spirit Guides, and Ritual Animals” a poster presentation available in Academic.edu (you can join for free and download the item)
• Visit Justin Kerr’s Maya Vase Data Base and do a search for “dog” — then scroll and review the images.  You have permission to copy the images into PowerPoints for educational purposes.
• Wikipedia article, “Dogs in Mesoamerica“
• Wikipedia article, “Dogs in Mesoamerican Folklore and Myth“
• European dogs were much larger than Mesoamerican dogs.  Here’s a Mexicolore article about the use of dogs in the Spanish conquest.

A Colima dog. Pottery.