Introduces dogs of different sizes through the names some have that reflect whether they are large or small.

While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog--a Labrador mix--who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in. This portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the...

Roy is a West Highland terrier who loves to dig in the dirt and mud; sometimes he buries things, and sometimes he finds things, but mostly he just likes to dig--even though he does not like the bath that may follow the digging.

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.

When little Ricky Lee finds a puppy on the side of the road, he takes him home and names him Tako. Ricky is allowed to keep Tako, but only if he is a good little dog. Tako wants more than anything to be a good dog, but when greedy Mr. Prichard hatches a plan to put the Lee family's bakery out of business, Tako may be the only one who can stop him. But to do so, he'll have to break the rules.