Dogs Who Changed the World

<p><b>50 awe-inspiring stories of dogs that have altered history inspired art and literature reunited lost lovers saved lives or just ruined everything. These inspiring humorous heart-breaking or just plain weird stories reveal why dogs have earned their place as our greatest companions and how our fascination with them is age-old. </b></p><p>Meet big <b>Barry</b> the hefty St. Bernard credited with saving the lives of more than 40 people lost in the Swiss Alps in the 1800s. </p><p><b>Gangster mongrel Pecas</b> lived his life with a notorious Colombian drug cartel before flipping the script after he was seized along with copious amounts of cocaine and re-training as a police dog. </p><p>Marie Antoinette's <b>sassy little Papillon Coco</b> was the true star of the French court. </p><p><b>Sigmund Freud's calm-inducing Chow Chow Jofi</b> who would sit in on all his therapy sessions (and never spilled a secret) </p><p>Small in size huge in stature <b> little Sargeant Stubby</b> was the mixed bully breed war hero an integral part of WWI war effort. Saving lives in the trenches Stubby found soldiers trapped under rubble and even caught a spy. </p><p><b>Japan's national hero Hachiko</b> famous for waiting for his dear departed owner at Shibuya Central Station becoming a much-loved local and national celebrity. </p><p>And <b>Sir Isaac Newton's little terror Diamond</b> who knocked over a candle destroying one of the physicist's most important manuscripts. </p><p><i>Dogs That Changed the World</i> celebrates the unique relationship we have with our canine best friends from contemporary times to all throughout history. </p> Dogs That Changed the World celebrates the unique relationship we have with our canine best friends from contemporary times to all throughout history.