Summary of the story All About a Dog by A.G. Gardiner.

'All about a Dog' by Gardiner is a story that gives birth to some questions related to our society  and social rules and regulations.

        It was a very cold winter night. The passengers were all eager to reach home early. A young lady carrying a little dog boarded the bus. Immediately, the conductor asked the lady to go up to the uncovered top with the dog. But the other passengers were quite sympathetic towards the lady with the dog, considering the weather. Moreover, the lady was suffering from cough and cold. So they did not object to carrying the dog inside the bus. But the bus conductor would not disobey the rule so easily. He forced the lady to go to the top of the bus on cold night. Initially the lady was reluctant to do that and persisted on staying inside. She also argued with the conductor. But the conductor was strict in his decision. So he stopped the bus in the midway, creating trouble to everyone in the bus. Ultimately the lady have to obey the order of the conductor.

       After sometime when the bus developed some engine trouble, the passengers had to bear with the delay. But the conductor refused to compromise. All through the journey, the lady had to travel on the top of the bus. At the end the narrator of the story try to advise to the conductor that rules should be modified according to the circumstances and should be tempered with goodwill.

         Rules are formed for comfort what should not cause inconvenience. That is the essence of the rule. That means in our society the most important thing is not the rules and regulations but its application with humanitarian consideration.