In regards to their indigenous country, is the Tahltan Bear Dog's or Alopekis' closer to Italy?
Alopekis Alopekis is an ancient Greek breed of dog. The name Alopekis means “small fox” or “fox-like” in the Greek language. The breed is mentioned by several ancient Greek & classical writers (Aristotle, Xenophon, Aristophanes et al) and is depicted in many archaeological finds such as pottery, carvings, statuettes, sculpture, tomb monuments etc. (see Images).
Romani people in Spain The Romani people in Spain, generally known as gitanos (] ), belong to the Iberian Kale group, with smaller populations in Portugal (known as "ciganos") and in southern France. They tend to speak Caló, which basically encompasses a range of regional dialects of Spanish with numerous Romani loan words and mannerisms. Nevertheless, to varying degrees, they identify with Andalusian culture and music due to the large and culturally significant "gitano" population present in that region. Data on ethnicity is not collected in Spain, although the Government's statistical agency CIS estimated in 2007 that the number of Gitanos present in Spain is probably around one million.