I searched for and bought this book because it was recommended by Doris Day in "Her Story". As I am a very strong Doris Day fan, I had to have it. The philosophy is marvelous, the letters are interesting and the doggie bits are just what I hoped they would be. The basis of the book is a series of musings about things pertinent to the human condition and adjusted to the dog spirit collected as letters to Mr. Boone's departed friend and mentor, Strongheart, the German Shepherd movie star of the 1930s. They were written during a trip around the world and made some perspicacious comments on the people and places Mr. Boone encountered on the trip. ( )