Below are fiction and non-fiction books with dog characters, training and care information, or other information about dogs. All of them are available through the libraries of the CLEVNET Consortium — many are owned by the Cleveland Hts-University Hts. Public Library System. You can click on the title if you’d like to order the book through the CLEVNET webcatalog.
Fiction:
- Adams, Richard
- Plague Dogs
- *Ault, Sandi
The Jamaica Wild Series - Wild Indigo
- Wild Inferno
- Wild Sorrow
- Auster, Paul
- Timbuktu
- Koontz, Dean
- The Darkest Evening of the Year
- From the Corner of His Eye
- One Door Away from Heaven
- Watchers
- Markoe, Merrill
- Nose Down, Eyes Up
- Walking in Circles Before Lying Down
- Stein, Garth
- The Art of Racing in the Rain
- Wroblewski, David
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Non-Fiction:
- Dodman, Nicholas
- The Dog Who Loved Too Much: Tales, Treatments, and the Psychology of Dogs
- The Well-Adjusted Dog: Dr. Dodman’s Seven Steps to Lifelong Health and Happiness for Your Best Friend
- Katz, Jon
- Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm
- A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me
- The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me
- A Good Dog: the Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
- Izzy and Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
- Katz On Dogs: A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living With Dogs
- The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family In a Changing World
- Kerasote, Ted
- Merle’s Door: Lessons From a Freethinking Dog
- Markoe, Merrill
- What the Dogs Have Taught Me: And Other Amazing Things I’ve Learned
- McConnell, Patricia
- For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend
- Tales of Two Species: Essays on Loving and Living with Dogs
- Millan, Cesar
- Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar’s Way to Transform Your Dog-And Your Life
- Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems
Dog-Focused Mystery Series:
(As opposed to mysteries that happen to include a dog)
- Benjamin, Carol Lea
The Rachel Alexander and Dash Mystery Series - This Dog for Hire
- The Dog Who Knew Too Much
- A Hell of a Dog
- Lady Vanishes
- The Wrong Dog
- The Long Good Boy
- Fall Guy
- Without a Word
- The Hard Way
- Berenson, Laurien
The Melanie Travis Mystery Series - A Pedigree to Die For
- Underdog
- Dog Eat Dog
- Hair of the Dog
- Watchdog
- Hush Puppy
- Unleashed
- Once Bitten
- Hot Dog
- Best in Show
- Jingle Bell Bark
- Raining Cats and Dogs
- Chow Down
- Hounded to Death
- Doggie Day Care Murder
- Conant, Susan
The Dog Lover’s Mystery Series - A New Leash on Death
- Dead and Doggone
- A Bite of Death
- Paws Before Dying
- Gone to the Dogs
- Bloodlines
- Ruffly Speaking
- Black Ribbon
- Stud Rites
- Animal Appetite
- The Barker Street Regulars
- Evil Breeding
- Creature Discomforts
- The Wicked Flea
- The Dogfather
- Bride and Groom
- Gaits of Heaven
- All Shots
- Guiver, Patricia
The Delilah Doolittle Pet Detective Mystery Series - Delilah Doolittle and the Purloined Pooch
- Delilah Doolittle and the Motley Mutts
- Delilah Doolittle and the Careless Coyote
- Delilah Doolittle and the Missing Macaw
- Delilah Doolittle and the Canine Chorus
- The Beastly Bloodline
- Henry, Sue
The Jessie Arnold Mystery Series - Murder on the Iditarod Trail
- Termination Dust
- Sleeping Lady
- Death Takes Passage
- Deadfall
- Murder on Yukon Quest
- Beneath the Ashes
- Dead North
- Cold Company
- Death Trap
- Murder at Five Finger Light
- Degrees of Separation
- Henry, Sue
The Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series - The Serpents Trail
- The Tooth of Time
- The Refuge
- The End of the Road
- Moore, Barbara
The Veterinarian Gordon Christy Mystery Series - The Doberman Wore Black
- The Wolf Whispered Death
- O’Kane, Leslie
The Allie Babcock Mystery Series - Play Dead
- Ruff Way to Go
- Give the Dog a Bone
*The dog in these mysteries is actually a wolf, but the relationship is very much a human-dog relationship.
