The ancestors of this breed are the primitive dogs that appeared in Greece during the proto-hellenic era of the Pelasgoi people. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as "alopecis," which means small and fox-like. Valued companion of the Greek people from antiquity to this day. At one time occurred naturally in the Greek stray population but are now being carefully bred. Full of courage and always bright-eyed, ever-ready for action, tireless and capable of covering great distances, athletic and with fast reflexes, positive-thinking and resourceful, with great stamina and persistence, adaptable and eager to the needs of the master, full of grace in manners and pleasant in its habits, this is an unspoiled breed of dog, useful in many tasks and blessed with centuries-old resilience and canine wisdom.