Morphdorph

About the Book

Morphdorph is a tale of the first three years in the life of Morpheus, a dog from the breed known as Basenji. This breed comes from Central Africa and is known for its inability to bark, its penetrating stare, high degree of intelligence and especially for its ability to be sneaky and sometimes mischievous.

The tale presented is the authors perspective of what his dog, Morpheus, is thinking and experiencing during his early years of life. The story begins with the birth of Morpheus, takes the reader through his adoption by his human family and then through the first years in his adopted home. The reader will be amused by the stories presented highlighting the personality development of this unique breed of dog. The stories involve Morpheus’s antics at home, on walks and at the local dog park where he quickly develops a reputation as quite a character. He is without a doubt a small dog with a big heart.

About the Author

Stephen J. Brown has a B.S. and M.S. degree in Biology and a Ph.D. in Entomology. He was an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at The University of Illinois, School of Veterinary Medicine, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. For the last nineteen years he has been on the faculty in the School of Education at Loyola-Marymount University and The University of Phoenix, both in Los Angeles, California. During this same period of time he has been a member of the Science Department at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California. Dr. Brown has published over 40 scientific articles in international scientific journals on the topics of Entomolgy, Immunology and Pathology. He has also presented lectures throughout the United States and in Europe and has written three chapters in scientific books.