SUMMARY: A Rich, Successful Moscow Professor Befriends A Stray Dog And Attempts A Scientific First By Transplanting Into It The Testicles And Pituitary Gland Of A Recently Deceased Man. A Distinctly Worryingly Human Animal Is Now On The Loose, And The Professor'S Hitherto Respectable Life Becomes A Nightmare Beyond Endurance. An Absurd And Superbly Comic Story, This Classic Novel Can Also Be Read As A Fierce Parable Of The Russian Revolution.