Dog in Chinese mythology

Even the dogs live to the fullest the big soccer moments

From cats and dogs to singing insects and drunken parrots, the ancient Greeks and Romans shared a deep and intimate connection with the animal kingdom.

At my local Chinese takeaway, January was greeted with the traditional handing over of the calendar along with my order, a brightly coloured affair that's been a household fixture for some years, according to the Independent. 

Ah, I said, unfurling the scroll. It's the Year of the Dog! That's my birth year!

Pera Film's new program "Tales of Tails: Dogs on Screen" brings together stories of dogs from all around the world as part of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Istanbul Research Institute's exhibition "The Four-Legged Municipality: Street Dogs of Istanbul" between Feb. 10 and 28.