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Interested in further exploring the relationship between dogs and their people? Here are books that examine that mysterious bond:

A Three Dog Life, by Abigail Thomas	A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life, by Jon Katz
If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs, photographs by Valerie Shaff, text by Roy Blount	Dogtionary: Meaningful Portraits of Dogs, by Sharon Montrose

The Hidden Lives of Dogs, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Adopt the Perfect Dog, by Gwen Bailey

Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears, by Patricia B. McConnell

How to Be the Leader of the Pack…and Have Your Dog Love You for it, by Patricia B. McConnell

I’ll Be Home Soon!: How to Prevent and Treat Separation Anxiety, by Patricia B. McConnell

Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Aggressive Dog, by Patricia B. McConnell & Karen B. London

Dogs Are from Neptune, by Jean Donaldson

Don’t Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor

Help! I’m Barking and I Can’t Be Quiet: A Pet Parenting Guide, by Daniel Estep and Suzanne Hetts

101 Salivations: For the Love of Dogs, by Rachael Hale

Underdogs: Beauty is More Than Fur Deep, by Jim Dratfield

Where Dogs Dream, by Kit Whitfield

Dogs Dogs, by Elliot Erwitt

Woof, by Elliot Erwitt

Bad Dog: 278 Outspoken, Indecent, and Overdressed Dogs, by R.D. Rosen

The Dogs Who Found Me: What I’ve Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind,

by Ken Foster

Why We Love Dogs: A Bark and Smile Book, by Kim Levin

Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates, by Gary Kurz

For Every Dog and Angel, by Christine Davis
Kids, here are books especially for you

Dog Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant

The Complete Dog Book for Kids, from the American Kennel Club

ASPCA Complete Dog Care Manual, by Bruce Fogel

My Dog is Lost, by Ezra Jack Keats

My Dog Never Says Please, by Suzanne Williams illustrated by Tedd Arnold

Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Barry Moser

My Dog Skip, by Willie Morris (also a 2000 film starring Frankie Muniz available on DVD)

Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson

Lassie Come Home, by Eric Knight (1962)

Lad: A Dog, by Albert Payson Terhune

Gray Dawn, by Albert Payson Terhune

Best Loved Dog Stories of Albert Payson Terhune, by Albert Payson Terhune

The Strange Adventures of Blue Dog, by Jean Van Leeuwen and Marco Ventura