In 1882, Abigail Courage is left orphaned after terrible storms flooded the American Flatlands and her house is destroyed. Her dog Sabre also survives the flooding but is stolen from her soon after. Abigail vows to find him and begins a perilous journey across dangerous mountains.
Early in the Second World War, Petra, a gipsy girl, was doing a circus act in France with her performing dogs, Leo, Pip and Tiki. When the Germans overran France the circus was destroyed, and Petra and her dogs became refugees. Helping a wounded British pilot, she makes contact with the French Resistance.
A short humour strip that follows a Scottie dog. At one time if you joined the Bunty Club, you would get a “Haggis” pin. From the first Bunty Annual in 1960 up to 1972 the covers featured a black Scottie dog in the corner of the frame, but it would be a long time that he got a strip in the weekly issues/annuals.
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Summer Specials
Fern had lived all her life alone on Seal Island, where she learned the language of animals and plants. So a legend grew that she was half fish, half girl. Fern had left her island and was being hunted like an animal, but she had also made two friends Tom and his cousin Rachel.
As part of a publicity event Gwen takes a herd of goats across country. The five goats are Gruff, Nanny, Gus, Gertie and Billy the Kid.
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Mary Nelson is confined to a wheelchair and lives with her mother on the 14th floor of a block of flats. The Caretaker Mr Henry has a strict “no dogs allowed” policy, but when Mary finds a stray dog she smuggles him into the flat. There are two strange men that are intent on taking the dog for some unknown reason.
Fran Graham lives in the middle of the city, when she finds three orphaned fox cubs in the basement of a derelict building she starts to look after them secretly.
Sally Jordan befriends a stray dog , Mojo, who turns out to be a talking dog from the Milky Way.
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Teresa is carried off and raised by a wolf as a baby. Years later her father finds her and brings her home, hoping he can make her act like a normal girl.
Pat Watkins is terrified of all animals and her father has an idea to cure her. He sends her to stay with her Great Aunt Sophie who runs an animal sanctuary.
