Murray Ball's 'Dog' - the central character in the Footrot Flats cartoon strips - was recently voted New Zealand s best-loved fictional character.

Dog has starred in more than 50 Footrot Flats books and now has a book devoted entirely to himself and the 'wisdom' that his made him such a lovable character.

The Wisdom of Dog features over 300 single, stand-alone cartoons, all with Dog as the main focus.

The majority of these stand-alone cartoons have never before been published in book form.