As the old dog slumbered in the sunlight, he dreamed, as dogs will do' From faithful guard dog to wayward mongrel, from pampered lap-dog to the courage of a frontier man's only companion, they're all here in Classic Dog Stories.In this entertaining collection, dogs of all kinds are brought to life. Working dogs, dogs who are mistreated by humans, dogs who save lives and the ones that make us laugh, all these treasured animals leap and bound on the page in stories by our most accomplished writers, including Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Jack London and Jerome K. Jerome.Edited by Ned Halley.