Whatcha Lookin' At?

Whatcha Lookin' At?

I love dogs with an attitude. This cute bugger jumped from the other side of the seat when he heard my camera click.

Here's a random fact. In ancient Rome, and later elsewhere in Europe, parricide was punished with poena cullei (the penalty of the sack). It involved sewing a criminal into a leather sack, together with a dog, a monkey, a snake, and a rooster. The sack was then thrown into the water, with the idea that the criminal would be stripped off all human dignity and not receive a proper burial. The ancients were truly bizarre. Here's an illustration I found on DeviantArt.

I don't know why those four specific animals were associated with parricide. In Ancient Rome and in Ancient Greece, unlike today, man's best friend had a bad reputation and was considered to be a mean and unclean animal.

Song of the Day: Dirty Old Egg Suckin' Dog - Johnny Cash (1968)
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