Publisher's Synopsis
On his 18th birthday David is given a six-month-old German Shepherd puppy, and immediately a bond is formed between David and Lady, as he calls her. They become insparable, working together on the family farm in Yorkshire. It is, however, 1944, and the country is still engaged in World War Two so it is only a short time before David receives his call up papers to fight for his country. He wants to do his duty but is worried about leaving Lady behind, then discovers he is able to enlist her as a guard dog to work alongside him. Although the Germans are in retreat there is still fierce fighting and David, along with Lady, is taken as prisoner of war. Whilst at the camp Lady offers comfort to the internees, and is even a link between the interness and the German guards, and the bond between her and David becomes even stronger.
