In a special Foreword he has written for My Times With Dogs, famous sports columnist Red Smith writes: "Walter Fletcher is as warm, friendly and companionable a man as you could catch if you set a bear trap in the aisle of a cathedral, but no reader of this book could possibly believe that dogs have got as much fun out of him this last half-century as he has got out of dogs." The fun of Walter Fletcher's 50 years as writer on dogs for The New York Times is the wine of this book - served up in generous portion and sparkling throughout.