Dog Star Summary

The main character is an unsocial, misanthropic person. He picked up Laika, a dog that was abandoned at the time. As time went on, they became closer and closer; they are almost inseperable. Laika was special, she could sense danger, and always helping out her owner. Once, they were apart and an earthquake happened. Laika rescued her owner about couple of hours later; that was the only time they were apart. The main character was an astronomer, so he had to go to the moon. He hesitated whether he should stay, or leave. At the end he chose to leave and go to the moon, so he left Laika with the Andersons. Few months later, he got the news that Laika passed away. After he left for the moon, Laika seemed to have lot the spirit to live.