> And what would they make of my dog Sheika ( "Princess" in Arabic ) who is
> beautiful, immaculately groomed, eats better than most humans on earth and
> has never worked a day in her life.  Would they assume that the scruffy
guy
> following her around with a pooper scooper was her master or her slave.

Shieka like my dog is a "social parasite." I have even taken to joking with
my wife, calling our American Eskimo our "S.P."

Dogs have evolved to look cute and appeal to humans' sentiments.

"Working like a dog" indeed!!