Talk:Schipperke
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My name is Lynette Niemann I live in Adelaide SA Australia, my email adress [email removed] and my web is [website removed] and I have been breeding this mighty breed for over 20 years.I realy enjoyed looking through this sight we done.
[edit] Kodie Bear
I have a wonderful Schipperke and have kept him running for 13 1/2 years, going to work (with me) in the National Park every day. He was so easy to train (had my children do it) and what companions they are...but oh that hair.
Jeff of the Bay Area [email removed]
[edit] History
The "History" section is confusing - what's the real story here? At first it says:
The breed name of "Schipperke," officially taken in 1888, is traditionally thought to mean "little captain". Beginning in the 1920s, however, it became popular in Belgium to believe that the name was actually a corruption of the Flemish word "Shapocke" or "Scheperke", meaning "little shepherd". It has been suggested that the idea of "little captain" was an invention of the English, who mistook the Schipperke for a Dutch barge dog.
Then it says:
"Schipperke" is actually Flemish for "little captain". The English term Skipper for Captain is derived from this Flemish word.
Earlier versions of the page said "Schipperke" is a Dutch word. I know Flemish is a Dutch dialect, so it's possible that it was indeed a Flemish colloquialism. If it's true that "ke" or "je" added to the end of a word makes it diminutive I think that is a valuable piece of information. Either way, it's confusing to say it is traditionally thought to mean something then say it definitely means that. The OED says, "ad. MDu. or MLG. schipper (cf. Fris. and Da. skipper, Sw. skeppare, ON. skipari; also OF. eskipre, eschipre), f. schip SHIP n." So I suppose there's truth to the second sentence in my question. 130.212.133.116 (talk) 00:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
