It’s “A Dog’s Life”? Not if You’re a Dog!

It’s “A Dog’s Life”?
Not if You’re a Dog! “A very unhappy and unpleasant life”
says the Cambridge Dictionary.
Really?

The saying, “a dog’s life,” harks back to the 16th century when dogs guarded homes and small communities, were fed scraps, slept outside, and had short lives. Its meaning: life wasn’t good.

This talented mutt can snore with his eyes open His main exercise: moving from one sleeping position to another

However . . . dogs weren’t the only mammals to have short lives. The ave...