The French love their dogs, and author Gregory Edmont, another American in Paris, loves his Dalmatian, nicknamed JP (his French name is way too long and unpronounceable). A breeder in Provence desperately needs a litter of new puppies.  Would JP do the honors?  It is here that the story begins and Edmont's life changes. For as he wanders the streets of Paris and then journeys on a motor scooter into the heart of the French countryside with his Vespa-riding pooch alongside, he is met with good fortune and we, the reader, are entertained with wonderful and quite funny stories.

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