In the midst of all forms of life, we are utterly alone on Earth. The only exception is a dog that has made an alliance with us...
Dogs have been associating with humans since the early Stone Age, and especially nowadays it is sometimes difficult to determine who has whom on a leash. Mackenzi Lee decided to summarize the process of their domestication from prehistoric caves to full domestication in suburban villas. It amusingly explores not only the role of the hafans, little dogs, of bitches and dicks to bring about the Reformation, the discovery of gravity or the invention of the telephone, but also the daily routine of service dogs, of film, of the front, and even launched into space. He chronicles the creation of the first shelters for homeless animals, but he does not hesitate to slap our bloated breed when it tried to hurt a dumb face by vivisection in the manner of I. P. Pavlov.
The colourful history of man's coexistence with his greatest friend reveals that human mentality usually moves forward by trial and error, while the loyalty of our four-legged guides sometimes extends beyond the grave. Someone simply has to be wiser and more tolerant. After all, life - sometimes a nice dog itself - is better in pairs, so that it is worth more than a bark for both of them.
