Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0688136605, Hardcover)

Though Takumi loved all his dogs as if they were his own family, his favorite was named Jojofu (Heroine), for she was the bravest and smartest dog in the land. Based on a Japanese folktale taken from the ancient Ima Mukashi scrolls, the story of Jojufo, who saves her master time and again, has delighted children and dog lovers for more than a thousand years.