Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA Author: "Considerations for the City Dog" Host: @bewilderedpod / @PawsomePod Loves imperial porters. Hates pickles. She/Her
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An unlikely hero digging wells for 60 species in the desert. Donkeys are saving plants and animals, but biologists are divided on if invasive species can be a net good.
Ep 91: The Well Diggers of Death Valley - bewilderbeastspod.podcastpag…
The neoteny (retaining of juvenile traits like the appearance of larger eyes, baby-ish face, floppy ears in dogs, etc) definitely leads to a human response of "OMG teh cuuuute!" ---but we've all seen dolls in the 50s. Sometimes that goes a little too far. It's a fine line :)
And, if you get to the palette cleanser - the Xoloitzcuintli! Just a fun dog breed to spell, say, and see because I wanted some joy in this :)
...and the corresponding skulls of the KCS over 100 years apart where we breed for shallow sockets, which might illustrate HOW their eyes just fall out.
Weirdly, the skull today looks human-y. More circular/spherical, no muzzle, big eyes - just an observation.
