50 awe-inspiring stories of dogs that have altered history, inspired
art and literature, reunited lost lovers, saved lives, or just ruined
everything. These inspiring, humorous, heart-breaking, or just plain
weird stories reveal why dogs have earned their place as our greatest
companions, and how our fascination with them is age-old.
Meet big Barry, the hefty St. Bernard credited with saving the lives
of more than 40 people lost in the Swiss Alps in the 1800s.
Gangster mongrel Pecas lived his life with a notorious Colombian
drug cartel, before flipping the script after he was seized along with
copious amounts of cocaine, and re-training as a police dog.
Marie Antoinette's sassy little Papillon, Coco, was the true star of
the French court.
Sigmund Freud's calm-inducing Chow Chow, Jofi who would sit in on
all his therapy sessions (and never spilled a secret)
Small in size, huge in stature, little Sargeant Stubby was the mixed
bully breed war hero, an integral part of WWI war effort. Saving lives
in the trenches, Stubby found soldiers trapped under rubble and even
caught a spy.
Japan's national hero Hachiko, famous for waiting for his dear
departed owner at Shibuya Central Station, becoming a much-loved local
and national celebrity.
And Sir Isaac Newton's little terror Diamond, who knocked over a
candle, destroying one of the physicist's most important manuscripts.
Dogs That Changed the World celebrates the unique relationship we have
with our canine best friends, from contemporary times to all throughout
history.
Dogs That Changed the World celebrates the unique relationship we have
with our canine best friends, from contemporary times to all throughout
history.
