1) Dog breed 
A Markiesje, also known as Dutch Tulip Hound, is a rather old dog breed. On several paintings dating from the 17th and 18th century a small, black dog resembling to Markiesje is already present. However, the Markiesje - as currently known - is only bred actively since the mid 1970s. Markiesje was accepted by the Dutch `Raad van Beheer op Kynologi....