This true-life adventure story tells of the unconditional love and devotion of a once nameless Arctic Inuit dog who risked his own life to save the life of his human companion from charging polar bears. Continuing his remarkable story, Charlie later became the key that enabled Helen and her husband Bill to live close to wild wolves for a year in the Canadian Arctic when the Thayer's embarked on the monumental quest to observe and understand the ways of wolves in the remote northern wilderness. Charlie's wolf genes provided the pathway to acceptance by three wolf packs, even allowing close interaction with a family's pups. This is a one-of-a-kind story of an amazing dog who began life as a nameless Arctic dog, then as Charlie, went on to gain a unique place in canine history.