"This is the true story of a Montana dog who became a worldwide inspiration. In 1936, Shep watched as his master's body was placed on a train and shipped east. For more than five years Shep met every incoming train with hopes that he would see the man who had cared for him"--Provided by publisher.The true story of a Montana dog who, in 1936, watched his master's body placed on a train and shipped to relatives back east and who, for more than five years, met every incoming train with hopes that he would see the man who had cared for him.