Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.

Ginger the golden retriever narrates the story of her life, from her birth in a puppy mill through the various people who have "owned" her.

"Sled dog Togo--the true hero of the 1925 Serum Run--narrates the story of his life working with musher Leonard Seppala"--

"George Washington's foxhound Sweetlips narrates the story of her master's transformation from farmer to Father of our Country"--

Fala, the Scottish terrier, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pet, shares his story with readers, from his puppyhood spent chasing squirrels through his adulthood spent chasing dignitaries around the world with FDR.

"A dachshund loses his hind leg in an accident and finds his life's calling as a therapy dog"--

"When the evil Mrs. Stricker threatens to send Junior, Rafe Khatchadorian's dog, back to the pound, Junior and Rafe go to obedience school to learn how to follow the rules." --

"Susan--the corgi presented to Princess Elizabeth on her eighteenth birthday--reveals secrets of life in Buckingham Palace"--

Mischievous mutt Junior explores the mysteries of the holiday season, from strange visitors named "Carol" that howl at the door to shiny trees that sprout inside his kennel, while trying to hide what he did to his family's "Fangsgiving" turkey.

Sunny, a pampered Pekingese dog, narrates the tale of the voyage and sinking of the Titanic.