Dog Tales: Classic Stories About Smart Dogs

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Cave canem! What fan of dogdom could resist nine gems of classic storytelling about man?s best friend, illustrated with twenty winsome portraits of canines at rest and play as seen through the lens of brilliant photographer Myron Beck. Dog Tales is a prize package for dog lovers of all ages.

The tales range in scope from comic to heartwarming. Eric Knight?s beloved ?Lassie Come Home? is guaranteed to provoke a tear or two from even the most stoic of readers. James Thurber in his hilarious ?The Dog That Bit People? reminisces about a family Airedale named Muggs who didn?t bite the family nearly as often as he bit strangers. Ring Lardner?s aptly titled ?Dogs? tells the tale of four different Long Island dogs of his acquaintance. In ?Your Boy and His Dog?, Robert Benchley muses on the possible benefits to the moral character of a boy by owning a dog. Dorothy Parker in her story ?Toward the Dog Days? takes an affectionate, tongue-in-cheek look at the life and times of a city dog.

The dog?s-eye view is provided by three tales: John Held Jr.?s ?MacDunald?, as braw a Scot as ever chewed up a pair slippers; Don Marquis? ?Being a Public Character?, a saga of the heroic escapades of a streetwise scrapper; and O. Henry?s ?Memoirs of a Yellow Dog?, the recollections of a trash-can tough . And, although keen observers all agree that a cat has nine lives, dogs can have many more in ?Louis?, Saki?s tale with a twist.

Photographer Myron Beck has captured some of the most adorable poses of dogs ever, including a soulful dalmatian, a family of irresistible cocker spaniels, a woeful basset hound, and a loyal Saint Bernard delivering the evening newspaper, among others. It?s definitely not ?dogma? to say that Dog Tales is the gift of choice for the well-read dog and his devoted owner.