This is a collection of short stories, or "vignettes" – each only two to15 pages long – drawn from the pages of Guideposts magazine and the memoirs of loving dog owners, some famous and others distinguished only by their remarkable bond with their "companion".The stories are touching, humorous, bitter-sweet, and even self-serving but all have one common thread – that almost "sixth-sense" bond between a dog and his/her human "best friend" that is surely unique among all members of the animal world.There are dogs who love unconditionally, protect fearlessly and who sometimes forget they are dogs.

You can read about Bodie, the Boarder terrier that James Harriot had waited a lifetime for; Barney, a toy poodle who comforted his owner through illness; Clara, a pug who attracted more attention than her author-owner on book tours, and Buster, who taught his owner how to reach out for friendship.

Whether you have or have not ever owned a dog you will enjoy these stories.For those of you who have, or have ever had, a dog you will surely relate closely to most of these stories and will be deeply touched by many of them.