John Lewis has spent his life doing many different things, but the passion that has stayed closest to his heart is the care and training of dogs. After time spent in the army and the corporate world of business, Lewis began to focus on his love for dogs and his seemingly natural ability to train them. Shaggy Dog Memoirs explores his work alongside these four-legged friends in a personally humorous way. Throughout these entertaining memoirs John paints a picture of his love and connection with dogs, creating a collection of stories that share much wisdom as well as allow the reader to get to know the writer himself.