Something you didn't know
Bet you didn't know that California's state insect is the dogface butterfly.
What's especially amazing about this tidbit of information is that I was able to write about dogs, butterflies and insects in one sentence.
And here's a bonus fact: The word "jowler" is defined as a dog with a large jowley head.
Allow me to use it in a sentence.
Josh has a jowler at home.



Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
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