"Dogs, famous and infamous and otherwise, throughout history, for children."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- Chapter 1 : Barking up the family : from wold to dog -- Chapter 2 : No bone unturned : dogs in the ancient world -- Chapter 3 : Mastiffs, mutts and mad dogs : dogs in the Middle Ages -- Chapter 4 : Tough times, ruff times : dogs of the Renaissance -- Chapter 5 : Enlightment dogs : the 17th and 18th centuries -- Chapter 6 : Who let the dogs in? : The 19th century -- Chapter 7 : As dogs, glad dogs, sad dogs, and fad dogs : the early 20th century -- Chapter 8 : War dogs and Cold War dogs : moving into modern times -- Chapter 9 : Nice work : present-day dogs, future challenges.