What is a summary of the short-story, Hundstage, from the collection, Only the Animals: Stories?

Hundstage tells the story of a german shepherd belonging to a high-ranking Nazi officer. Although the dog dies exiled from his master, he remains loyalty to the Nazi party until his last breath. "Somewhere Along the Line, the Pearl Would be Handed to Me" tells the story of two mussels journeying through the ocean, searching for meaning, only to find a meaningless death in the horror of Pearl Harbor.