ON DOGS/ AN ANTHOLOGY

Dogs throughout history have always enjoyed a special relationship to humankind, and our favorite four-legged creatures continue to grow in popularity. In an insightful introduction by Tracey Ullman, (an inveterate adopter of strays), she asks what induces us to b ring into our homes the most psychologically damaged and mistreated dogs. Why do we forgive bad behavior in dogs that we would not t olerate in our fellow human beings?The selection includes pieces from Vita Sackville-West on the special attraction of mongrels/ an extract fr...[Read more]