A Breed Guide to Dog Characters of Los perros duros no bailan (Tough Dogs Don’t Dance) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Teo:

A Rhodesian Ridgeback. Gentle and honorable.

Rhodesian Ridgeback. Bonnie van den Born. September 7, 2004. (Teo).

Boris El Guapo:

A Borzoi breed. A handsome dog with plenty of beauty.

Male white Borzoi bred by kennel Yermoloff. Marina Kaimova. July 25, 2009. (Boris).

Dido:

Irish Setter. Part of the love triangle with Negro and Teo.

Beautiful dog, scared of gun shots. Irish Setter. Brian Snelson. July 1, 1986. (Dido).

Margot:

Bouvier des Flandres. She manages the place where all of the dogs meet.

Bouvier des Flandres. Basco at Dutch Wikipedia. January 10, 2007. (Female Margot).

Rudy/Perlita:

Gray poodle. A delicate and spoiled dog.

Standard Poodle, 3 year old Male, Silver, 75 pounds, 27 inches at withers. Final4tone. February 18, 2013. (Rudy/Perlita).

Fido:

German Sheperd. Police Dog.

Male German Shepherd dog. Hans Kemperman. April 25, 2014. (Fido: Police Dog).

Helmut:

Rhodesian Ridgeback. A neo-nazi dog.

Spiridion. Ori. July 14, 2010. (Helmut: Dobermann)

Tequila:

She is a xoloitzclintle, a Mexican hairless dog and leader of the dog gang.

A Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican Hairless Dog).Canek. Micyaotl G.T. April 24, 2007.

Rufus:

Spanish Greyhound. Tequila's adviser and right hand.

Galgo Español. Windhundarena. September 30, 2009. (Rufus: Spanish Greyhound).

Tomás:

Labrador Retriever. Part of the dog fights.

Labrador-retriewer. Sokova Mary. June 26, 2010. (Tomás: Labrador Retriever).

Curzio:

The Neapolitan Mastiff. Negro's first rival in the dog fight.

The Neapolitan Mastiff or Mastino (Italian: Mastino Napoletano) is a large, ancient dog breed. This massive breed is often used as a guard and defender of family and property due to their protective instincts and their fearsome appearance. Bramans. August 27, 2015. (Curzio).

Mortimer:

Dachshund. A hunting dog who wants to be in the country side.

Young dachshund female. William Crochot. Wikimedia Commons. License CC-BY-SA 4.0. April 30, 2015. (Mortimer).

Cuco:

Andalusian Wine-cellar rat hunting dog. A dog that honorably died in the hands of Negro during a dog fight.

Female Andalusian Mouse-hunting Dog. Canarian. December 14, 2013. (Cuco).

Negro

A mixed Brazilian Fila and Spanish Mastiff, he is well suited for fighting.

CITATION:

Martinez, Emely, "A Breed Guide to Dog Characters of Los perros duros no bailan (Tough Dogs don't dance) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte," Spanish and Hispanic Studies Digital Gallery at HWS, Summer, 2024.