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Dog
Stories
A Belvedere-Tiburon Library
Reading List
Marley
and Me: life and love with the world's worst dog.
Grogan, John
A trial run at a dog, before having a baby, brings Marley
to the Grogan's household. A tribute to one yellow lab
who doesn't fit the mellow mold.
636.752 Grogan
The
Dog who Rescues Cats.
Gonzalez, Philip
A disabled Vietnam war vet, Philip, adopts Ginny a stray
dog with the remarkable ability to rescue cats. Ginny
provides a focus for Philip; caring for cats, hundreds
of them.
818 Gonzalez
Uncle
Boris in the Yukon and other Shaggy Dog Stories.
Pinkwater, Daniel
Pinkwater, children's book author and NPR commentator,
offers witty reflections on the dogs who have been part
of his life.
636.7 Pinkwater 2001
James
Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories.
Herriot, James
Stories about dogs from one of the world's most famous
vets. Psychological insights into animal doctoring and
descriptions of the treatments available in the 1930s
are especially interesting.
B Herriot
The
Dogs of Babel.
Pankhurst, Carolyn
After his wife falls from a tree and dies, Professor
Paul Iverson embarks on teaching the family dog, the
only witness to the event, to speak.
Fiction Pankhurst
Flush:
a Biography.
Woolf, Virginia
The romance of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
told from her dog Flush's point of view.
B Browning
Hound
of the Baskervilles.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
All time classic mystery novel. Was the heir of the
Baskerville family killed by a legendary hound?
Classics Doyle
My
Life in Dog Years.
Paulsen, Gary
Paulsen reveals bits and pieces of his own life through
his experiences with his own eight dogs. These character
portraits make for great stories and convey a deep respect
for all dogs.
J B Paulsen
Where
the Red Fern Grows.
Rawls, Wilson
Roaming the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma, hunting raccoons
with his 2 bluetick hounds, Billy Colman learns about
hard work, honesty and sorrow, in this autobiographical
piece set in the Depression.
J Fiction Rawls
Red
Dog.
De Bernierers, Louis
On a trip to Australia, author is swamped with stories
of the deeds and misdeeds of the Red Dog. A bronze statue,
in an Australian coastal community, commemorates Tally
Ho, a charismatic kelpie sheepdog, famed for his ability
to eat anything.
Fiction De Bernierers
Sight
Hound.
Houston, Pam
Story of a Colorado playwright and her Irish wolfhound,
Dante. Dante, teaches "his human" about love
and acts a catalyst for change in others.
Fiction Houston
Angus:
a memoir.
Siebert, Charles
Told almost entirely from a Jack Russell terrier's point
of view. Angus ponders his relationship with people
and his role in life.
Fiction Siebert
Timbuktu.
Auster, Paul
Homelessness in America is the theme of this novel.
Mr. Bones, the canine hero, is the sidekick and unconditionally
faithful confidant of a schizophrenic/homeless poet.
Fiction Auster
Nop's
Hope.
McCaig, Donald
When her husband and daughter are killed, Penny is given
a sheepdog which she takes on the sheepdog trial circuit.
The dogs are characters themselves, with their own language,
culture and wisdom.
Fiction McCaig
Call
of the Wild.
London, Jack
Kidnapped and taken to Alaska during the Gold Rush,
Buck quickly learns how to survive in the wild and to
listen to the call of the wolf.
Fiction London
Best
in Show.
Directed by Christopher Guest
The owners (and handlers) of 5 show dogs head off to a
National Dog Show in this fictional documentary style
film. We follow the dogs and their owners through personal
interviews and show rink mishaps to see who will the title
Best in Show.
DVD Best
Dogs
Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left
Behind.
Foster, Ken
After adopting his first dog from a shelter, the author
is astonished at the number of stray dogs he sees. Animal
rescue is a two way street for Foster, by caring for
sometimes troubled dogs, their new owners become better
people.
636.7 Foster 2006
created June 2006
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