While I do feel affection for my human because she feeds me and takes me running -- well – jogging, I will be the first to tell you that she is unorganized, and has difficulty finding time to write.
I heard her say last night that she had over 20 articles started and she can’t seem to finish any of them…loser. So, I have taken it upon myself to write one for her. I am, after all, a working breed.
My human is small and weak, like her vocabulary. As it happens, I am half Border Collie. We have very big vocabularies, you know. Unlike my human, I am constantly working on my lexicon. I learned a new word and it’s a good one. Ready?
Brachycephalic. Don’t panic. It’s just two latin roots squashed together: short and head. Like the dogs they describe. Breeds of dogs with pushed-in faces are known as brachycephalic breeds.
Here is a list of the squashy-faced dogs:
Chinese Shar-Peis