Maria Semenova, the author of the famous novel “Volkodav”, based on which the film, recently released on Russian screens, not in vain gave her most famous book such a name. A dog breeder with many years of experience, the writer is well versed in the life of four-legged friends of man. The collection "Native Soul", compiled by Maria Vasilyevna, includes stories of famous cynologists dedicated to their beloved dogs - bitter and cheerful, restrained and full of emotions. In addition, the book includes Semenova’s novels from the series “The Unshakable Chase”, which are published on these pages for the first time.