This rare antiquarian book constrains a lovely collection of stories detailing tales about noble dogs and often less than noble humans, written by the master of dog-based literature, Albert Terhune. A heart-warming compendium sure to evoke feelings of sadness and mirth in equal measures, these wonderful stories will greatly appeal to dog-lovers of all ages and continue to be timeless family favourites to this day. This book was originally published in 1921 and is republished here with a new prefatory biography of the author. Albert Payson Terhune (1872 –1942) was an American author, dog breeder, and journalist, most famous for his novels Lad: A Dog (1919) and Further Adventures of Lad (1922).