Columbus wrote that he encountered domestic dogs in the Caribbean islands, "gozque" dogs that did not know how to bark. They were miniature animals, very tasty according to the Spaniards that tried them. Soon they got extinguished as did they Indians themselves. The Spaniards introduced hunting and war dogs, that did superb job in frightening the natives.
En palabras de Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo:
"[…] Eran todos estos perros, aquí en esta e las otras islas, mudos, e aunque los apaleasen ni los matasen, no sabían ladrar; algunos gañen o gimen bajo cuando les hacen mal. […]"
En palabras de Guillermo Coma:
"[…] estaban muy buenos abriéndolos por el espinazo y tostándolos ligeramente […]".
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