Maria Semyonova, the author of the famous novel “Wolfhound”, based on which a film was made that was recently released on Russian screens, it was not for nothing that she gave her most famous book such a name. A dog breeder with many years of experience, the writer is well versed in the life of man’s four-legged friends. The collection “Mother Soul”, compiled by Maria Vasilyevna, includes stories from famous dog handlers dedicated to their beloved dogs - bitter and cheerful, restrained and full of emotions. In addition, the book includes Semyonova’s short stories from the “Indestructible Chase” series, which are published on these pages for the first time. MARIA SEMYONOVA presents stories about dogs by Pyotr Abramov, Ekaterina Murashova, Natalya Karaseva, Maria Semyonova, Natalya Ozhigova and Alexander Tanenya.