Richard Adams enthralling novel follows two brave dogs who escape from a research center where they have been used for scientific experiments and learn to survive in the wilds of northern England. Snitter is obsessed by memories of the kind home he once had, and of his master, whom he believes is dead. Rowf connot imagine a life that doesnt involve cruelty and confinement. With the help of a cunning fox, the two refugees do what they can to avoid the growing number of people, including local farmer, member of Parliament, scientists, and even a company of soldiers. Who will do anything to catch them. but what are their chances.