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"A Dog's Tale" is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's Magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Still later in 1904 it was expanded into a book published by Harper & Brothers.
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Additionally, The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership was used as an inspiration for a novel written by Hare Kawaguchi. [2] Published on 28 July 2007, this book is entitled 10 Promises To My Dog (犬と私の10の約束, Inu to Watashi no jyuu no Yakusoku). [4] 10 Promises To My Dog was later adapted into a 2008 Japanese film of the same name. [2]
The dog is the most widely abundant large carnivoran living in the human environment. [149] [150] In 2020, the estimated global dog population was between 700 million and 1 billion. [151] In the same year, a study found the dog to be the most popular pet in the United States, as they were present in 34 out of every 100 homes. [5]
After a watchman's dog dies following 25 years of service, the Man reluctantly agrees to become the new watchdog. He must live in the doghouse and eat dog food for the pay of 1 dollar a day, even though it drives him and his wife apart. Gradually, the man assumes dog-like behavior and is consistently denied other job opportunities that open up.
A stranger comes out, feels sorry for the lost dog and, delighted with her funny looks, takes her to his place where he treats her to a good dinner. Upon inspection, she finds the place poor and ugly (nothing "besides the easy-chairs, the sofa, the lamps, and the rugs") next to her masters' apartments, rich with all manner of rubbish.
Dejected and frightened, the dog was "the saddest, most mistreated-looking beagle I'd ever seen", according to Naylor. [16] Because the dog frequently shuddered and slunk forward on her belly, Naylor suspected she had been abused. On a whim, Naylor whistled and the dog rushed forward, lapping Naylor's face. [9]
The first English translation was provided by Herman George Scheffauer. It was published in London by W. Collins and Sons and Co. under the title Bashan and I in 1923. [9] The narrative was again translated by Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter under the new title A Man and His Dog and published in 1936 by Knopf in New York as a part of Stories of Three ...