FROM THE DUST JACKET: "ABOUT THE AUTHOR: DR. SYNIA HAS PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE ON THE GREAT PLAINS OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR 33 YEARS. HIS STORIES HAVE APPEARED IN SEVERAL NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING "BISON WORLD" AND "SOUTH DAKOTA MAGAZINE." HIS MOTTO IS "I WILL TREAT ANYTHING THAT ISN"T HUMAN." NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS ATTITUDE HAS GOTTEN HIM INTO SOME RATHER STRANG SITUATIONS OVER THE YEARS. WRITING ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES WITH HUMOR AND WARMTH, HE WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH A LOT AND MAYBE EVEN CRY A LITTLE IN THIS HEART-WARMING COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES."