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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
But by Roman period, evidence shows that our canine companions started to shrink, with lapdogs becoming more popular.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
After close examination, conservators found that a lapdog was originally included in Picasso's painting Le Moulin de la Galette, but was later painted out.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
John McCain’s lapdog.
—Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2020
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Indeed, scientists used radiocarbon dating on a 2,000-year-old skull to determine that Romans may have been among the first to deliberately breed lapdogs, according to a study published in the Journal of Archeological Science in 2023.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
But by Roman period, evidence shows that our canine companions started to shrink, with lapdogs becoming more popular.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
After close examination, conservators found that a lapdog was originally included in Picasso's painting Le Moulin de la Galette, but was later painted out.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
John McCain’s lapdog.
—Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2020
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“Lap dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lap%20dog. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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