Book author writes about dogs that come true

A series of short stories all about dogs.

In a world where past lives are remembered, an ambitious academic's life implodes the night he is recognized by a forgotten enemy...a small dog.

The true stories and behind the scene events of some of the uncanniest canine acquaintances—the remarkable friendships that dogs can have.

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

My Loyal & Faithful Dog

A painter and a novelist share an abandoned apartment building. The painter takes in 99 stray dogs as the subjects of his next work but, as he does not have enough resources to feed them, the dogs turn feral. Meanwhile, the novelist begins to have an uneasy dread about what will happen when the painter's latest work is complete