ABSTRACT
A hungry wolf walks alongside a well-fed and well-groomed dog. A fox tricks a wolf into believing that the moon reflected in the water at the bottom of the well is a block of cheese. A fox betrays a wolf to a shepherd while another fox accuses a wolf of stealing his property. A jackal taunts Mother and Father Wolf; later the man-cub Mowgli leads his wolf pack against the dholes, or wild red dogs. A kidnapped and abused dog escapes into the wilderness, reverting to his wild self. A young miner rescues and tames a wolf-dog hybrid with love and compassion. A rancher follows his hounds as they pursue an outlaw wolf. Julie uses wolf language to communicate with her father's team of sled dogs. A little girl reads a book about wolves to her dog. A sheepdog stands guard over his flock while a border collie herds her sheep. A dog's skeleton from 10,000 BCE lies in the dirt. Photographs and watercolor renderings feature fourteen different species of wild canids. A human bottle feeds a wolf pup. A wolf and dog wrestle. A wolf pups greet a black German Shepherd, trying to lick him through the chain link fence. A wolf-dog hybrid stands alone in a pen.
