Subtopics: Fiction | Non-Fiction
If you love dogs and you love to read, then you need books about dogs! Some of the books reviewed here are how-to’s that will help you care for your dog. Others are stories—true stories or fictional stories, inspiring or funny or thrilling stories—all featuring dogs (and sometimes their humans).
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Fiction:
- “Little Dog, Lost” by Marion Dane Bauer, with illustrations by Jennifer A. Bell
- “First Dog”: DVD Starring Eric Roberts, Tiny Lister, John-Paul Howard, Featuring Original Songs by Dolly Parton
- “Mirabelle and the Bouncy Red Ball” by Michael Muller
- “Dog Train: a Wild Ride on the Rock-and-Roll Side”, Songs and Illustrations by Sandra Boynton
- “A Fistful of Collars” by Spencer Quinn
- “A Dog Called Kitty” by Bill Wallace
- “Watchdog and the Coyotes” by Bill Wallace
- “The Dog Who Knew Too Much, a Chet and Bernie Mystery” by Spencer Quinn
- “To Fetch a Thief, a Chet and Bernie Mystery” by Spencer Quinn
- “Doggies, a Counting and Barking Book” by Sandra Boynton
- “The Kindness of Strangers” by Sandy Woolworth, illustrated by Carol Tippit Woolworth
- “Ginger Pye” by Eleanor Estes
- “No More Dead Dogs” by Gordon Korman
- “Hounded to Death” by Rita Mae Brown
- “Lone Wolf” by Jodie Picoult
- “Saving SHILOH” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- “The Dog Who Came in From the Cold: A Corduroy Mansions Novel” by Alexander McCall Smith
- “Emily and Einstein, a Novel of Second Chances” by Linda Francis Lee
- “SAMMY in the Sky” by Barbara Walsh, paintings by Jamie Wyeth
- “Castaways of the Flying Dutchman” by Brian Jacques
- “Together, A Story of Shared Vision” by Tom Sullivan with Betty White
- “Bad Dog (A Love Story)” by Martin Kihn
- “Pick a Pup” by Marsha Wilson Chall & Art by Jed Henry
- “Marley’s Big Adventure” by Susan Hill
- “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein
- “How to Steal a Dog” by Barbara O’Connor
- “OOGY the Dog Only a Family Could Love” by Larry Levin
- “James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories” by James Herriot
- “Oh My Dog” by Beth Ostrosky Stern with Kristina Grish
- “The Search” by Nora Roberts
- “What a Difference a Dog Makes” by Dana Jennings
- “Corduroy Mansions” by Alexander McCall Smith
- “No Dogs Allowed” by Bill Wallace
- “The Incredible Journey” by Sheila Burnford
- “Christmas with Tucker” by Gregory D. Kincaid
- “The Backward Bird Dog” by Bill Wallace
- “New Tricks” by David Rosenfelt
- “Bluetick Revenge” by Mark Cohen
Non-Fiction:
- “Why Are Dogs’ Noses Wet? And Other True Facts”, by Howie Dewin
- “The Genius of Dogs, How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think”, by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
- “THE Royal TREATMENT; A Natural Approach to Wildly Healthy Pets” by Dr. Barbara Royal
- “DOG, a DK Eyewitness DVD” narrated by Martin Sheen, written by Paul Thomas, with music by Guy Michelmore
- “Gretchen, the Bicycle Dog” by Anita Heyman
- “Pukka, the Pup After Merle”, by Ted Kerasote
- “Wallace, The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls – One flying Disc at a Time” by Jim Gorant
- “Last Dog on the Hill, The Extraordinary Life of Lou” by Steve Duno
- “97 ways to make a Dog Smile” by Jenny Langbehn, photos by Pat Doyle
- “The Nature of Animal Healing” by Martin Goldstein D.V.M.
- “The Dog Book” by Mary Goodbody
- “It’s My Dog’s Life, Your Personalized Puppy Memory Book” Created by Michelle Jaminet
- “A Good Dog, The Story of Orson Who Changed My Life” by Jon Katz
- “Knit Your Own Dog, Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 25 Pedigree Pooches” by Sally Muir & Joanna Osborne
- “The Lost Dogs, Michael Vick’s Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption” by Jim Gorant
- “Ami Ami Dogs, Seriously Cute Crochet” by Mitsaki Hoshi
- “Cesar’s Rules, Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog” by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier
- “Amazing Gracie, A Dog’s Tale” by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff
- “SNOG: A Puppy’s Guide to Love” by Rachael Hale
- “Rescuing Sprite” by Mark R. Levin
- “Dogs in Knits” by Judith L. Swartz
- “Everything DOG: What Kids Really Want to Know About Dogs” by Marty Crisp
- “Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food” by Ann N. Martin
- “Way to Go! How to Housetrain a Dog of Any Age” by Karen B. London Ph.D. and Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.
- “Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy for You and Your Dog” by Carina Beth MacDonald
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