5 aweinspiring stories of dogs that have altered history, inspired art and literature, reunited lost lovers, saved lives, or just ruined everything. These inspiring, humorous, heartbreaking, or just plain weird stories reveal why dogs have earned their place as our greatest companions, and how our fascination with them is ageold. Meet big Barry, the hefty St. Bernard credited with saving the lives of more than 4 people lost in the Swiss Alps in the 18s. Gangster mongrel Pecas lived his life with a notorious Colombian drug cartel, before flipping the script after he was seized along with copious amounts of cocaine, and retraining as a police dog. Marie Antoinette’s sassy little Papillon, Coco, was the true star of the French court. Sigmund Freud’s calminducing Chow Chow, Jofi who would sit in on all his therapy sessions (and never spilled a secret) Small in size, huge in stature, little Sargeant Stubby was the mixed bully breed war hero, an integral part of WWI war effort. Saving live