by Marilyn Bishop (Author), Carlos Lemos (Illustrator)

Sampson is a foxhound who lives with his friends in a kennel called "Hound Holler." He is the leader of the pack and all the other hounds look up to him. He is very wise, always kind, and likes to have fun. There is just one problem. He cannot figure out his grand purpose in life. Why was he born? Is he supposed help find lost people, like search and rescue dogs? Or provide assistance to people with disabilities, like service dogs? Maybe he is supposed to help policemen capture bad guys, like police dogs. All he ever does is hang out in his kennel and compete in field trials. That just doesn't seem to be very useful to the rest of the world.