Potcakes: Dog Ownership in New Providence, the Bahamas

by Jane Mather, William J. Fielding, William J. Fielding

Although The Bahamas is not alone, either in the Caribbean, or elsewhere in having a pet over-population problem, this publication appears to be the first to provide a systematic study of dog ownership in a Caribbean society. The dog population in The Bahamas consists mainly of mongrels called "potcakes"- a term unique to the greater Bahama archipelago. The fact that Bahamians have lived with potcakes so long has given them an accepted place in society,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557533342
• ISBN13: 9781557533340
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"