OLD NICK AND BOB: Two Pegs of the West

Hinkle has a faculty for picking out good dog characters and spinning a good plot. But, strangely enough, he never seems to outgrow the amateurishness of writing which one in his early books, but which seems inexcusable in his writing after a good many years of experience. This time the story tells of the friendship of two dogs for each other; and the friendship of one for a man.