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

"Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S."--

In the 1800s, firefighters used horses to pull fire trucks. But horses spook easily and run away from fire so they needed fire dogs. And there s no better fire dog than Sparky. Sparky is so good at her job, she knows when the alarm is going to ringbefore it even rings! But today is no ordinary day. There s no choice but to put Cinders a rescue horse with an attitude to work at her very first fire, one destined to become one of the greatest disasters...

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.