Dogs Of Myth: Tales From Around World

These funny, fantastical, well-researched and documented tales honor the beloved dog.

Here are super dogs like the poodle that could speak four languages, catch bullets with his teeth, and change shape. Here are enchanted dogs, like the bloodhound who could fit in a king's hand and would determine that king's fate. Here are guardian dogs, like the sleek saluki who stood watch over seven sleeping youths for 309 years, never leaving even for food. Here is creation dog, the Basenji who stole fire for the first man in exchange for his promise to take care of the dog forever, and who thus forged the bond that exists between humans and dogs to this day.