As the popularity of Marley & Me attests, people love their dogs—and everyone else’s too.

For all the time spent on grooming, petting, and other care—it's as if owning a dog is a religion unto itself. Woof! brings together original essays from acclaimed writers ruminating on the sometimes tumultuous, often selfless love affair between human and dog.

Alternately poignant and hilarious, these collected stories of mutts and purebreds alike will win the hearts of the millions who've ever loved a member of the world’s most loyal species.