Agree. I adore the Herriot series. I'm blanking out on the author who studied wolves in the wild in northern Canada in the 50s or 60s -- Moffatt, perhaps? "Cry of the Wolf"??? Arrrgghhh! I really liked the book, but don't think you can figure it out from the muddle I'm remembering.

In fiction, I adore G. Stern's "The Ugly Dachund". A Great Dane, raised in a family of dachunds doesn't realize he isn't one too. It's told from the point of view of the GD and it's funny, and sad, and wise, and wonderful and hope-inspiring. I love when he sees visions of DOG dimly in mirrors...