In the movie "Sovremennik No. 40" it is told about dog breeders from the city of Samara. Samara city, 1991. Dog breeder Natalya Valentinovna Rakitskaya talks about the poodle as the smartest breed of dog, about the need to treat her kindly (sinhr.). The owner of the French bulldog Nina Nikolaevna Popova talks about her first experience of dog breeding (sinhr., Behind the scenes). Dog breeder Mikhail Kupriyanov talks about the advantages of dogs, about their loyalty and unpretentiousness (sinhr., Behind the scenes). Employees of the Samara newsreel studio with their pets.