This is the true story of Saki the Blue-Eyed Rottweiler's escape from a world of gangsters and dog-fighting, and her many subsequent adventures in the foothills of the Cevennes in Southern France - always on the run, shot at by hunters and scavenging for food. Though little more than a puppy, she survives a harsh winter alone on the bleak, scrubby desert called the Garrigue. At times it seems she will never find that miracle she deserves - the best of all possible homes. But despite her cruel start in life, Saki charms her way into the hearts of all she meets...