Five memorable short stories of collies and the lives they touch at Christmas, including:
SEBASTIAN AND THE THREE KINGS
- A compassionate collie teaches a little homeless dog the meaning of Christmas.
THE SHEPHERD'S GIFT
- In the Highlands of late 19
th
century Scotland, a steadfast collie risks his life on Christmas Eve to fulfill a promise to an aging shepherd.
THE CHRISTMAS DRESS
- In the deep south of 1909, an African American youth faces danger and prejudice when a valuable collie he is pledged to care for is stolen during the Christmas season.
ALL THE GUNS FELL SILENT
- German and British soldiers on the Western Front declare a temporary truce to come to the aid of a wounded Red Cross dog on Christmas Eve 1914.
A DREAM FOR CHRISTMAS
- A grandfather tells an ancient story of three collies and the first Christmas.