This time round, do not let sleeping dogs lie

“Cry ‘havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war.”; William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

From time immemorial, man’s oldest friend has been the object of great affection. The centrality of dogs to human existence has ranged from the Basenjis of Central Africa, to the Queen of England’s Welsh corgis, renowned across the world and portrayed in statues and works of art. This has given rise to a whole litany of dog-centred expressions that capture not only the moods of individuals, but of entire societies or nations.