Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.
~ Mason Cooley


Books With Your Breed!
Fun to share with your readers~  

golden retriever, reading, therapy dog

Sunny seems to enjoy listening
to this story .

Irish Wolfhound:
Boru: The Story of an Irish Wolfhound
Dragon: Hound of Honor
Finn the Wolfhound
Jan, Son of Finn

Jack Russell Terrier:
Angus: A Novel
The Jack Russell Terrier: Courageous Companion

Labrador Retriever:
Bad Dog, Marley!
Character Tales: Learning to Respect the Rules
Goosed
Jake: A Labrador Pupy at Work and Play
Labrador on the Lawn
Let's Count the Puppies
Looking Out for Sarah
Lucy's Journey to the Wild West
Murphy Meets Paris
Murphy Meets the Treadmill
Panther: And Other Stories of Great Hunting Retrievers
Raising Riley: A Kid's First Lab Puppy
Rugby and Rosie
Sally Goes to the Vet (there are many books in the Sally series)
That Nelson!

The Adventures of Fudgie the Chocolate Labrador,

Mastiff:
Henry and Mudge: The First Book (there are more than 20 books in the Henry & Mudge series)
Sit, Truman!

Newfoundland:
Big and Tad
Hugger to the Rescue
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale

Maggie and Hero
New-found-friends
Newf
Ninety-nine Newfies
Old Dog Cora and the Christmas Tree
Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark
Star in the Storm

Old English Sheepdog:
Big Ben
Spike, the Special Puppy,

Papillon:
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
More Memoirs of a Papillon: Diary of a Mad Dog
Memoirs of a Papillon: The Canine Guide to Living With Humans Without Going Mad

Poodle:
Benjy and his Friend Fifi
Coco and Cavendish: Circus Dogs
Clementine in the City
Dashing Dog
Fifty Acres and a Poodle
Mr. Doodle Had a Poodle
Pantaloon
Poodlena
Sassafras Goes to Hollywood
Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles Like Nodles
The Christmas Poodle
The Other dog
The Poodle Who Barked at the Wind
Who wants to be a Poodle? I don't

Portuguese Water Dog:
Hardworking Puppies
My Senator and Me

Pug:
Loving Marley
Moi & Marie Antoinette
Pug in a Truck
The Juggling Pug
Who Loves Pugs?

Redbone Coonhound:

Where the Red Fern Grows

Rottweiler:
There is a series of books about a Rottweiler named Carl, including:
Puppy Trouble
Carl Goes Shopping
Carl Goes to Daycare
Carl Pops Up
Carl's Afternoon in the Park
Carl's Birthday
Carl's Masquerede
Carl's Christmas
Follow Carl
Good Dog, Carl
My Dog Rosie

Shetland Sheepdog:
Curio: A Shetland Sheepdog and Friends.
The Adventures of Seamus the Sheltie
More Tales of Seamus the Sheltie

Rowdy: The Sheltie
The Diary of Lucy Blue

Shiba Inu:
Hi, It's me...Kazu
Nicholas, you are ... Ridiculous!

Sled Dogs, such as Alaskan Malamute, Samoyed, Siberian Husky, and others:
Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod
Aunt Lulu
Balto and the Great Race
Big-Enough Anna
Born to Pull
Dogteam
Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
The Bravest Dog Ever
The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail
Togo

Tibetan Terrier:
Little Dog Moon
Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story

Weimaraner
Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tails)
William Wegman's Alphabet Soup

William Wegman's Mother Goose

(There are many more books and DVDs by Wm. Wegman featuring his Weimaraners.)

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke or Cardigan:
Corgi Confessions
Corgiville Fair
Corgiville Christmas
The Great Corgiville Kidnapping
Dogzilla
Shorty
The Courageous Corgi
The Secret of the Dragon: The Story of Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh Corgis
Titus Rules!

West Highland White Terrier:
Good Boy, Fergus!
Lucky Tucker (there are many books in theTucker series)
McDuff Moves In (there are many books in the McDuff series)


 

The following books appeal to readers of all ages, especially when the dog they're spending time with is like the one in the story.

Click on any title to read a brief description of the book as well as convenient ordering information.

American Pit Bull Terrier:
Bandit: The Heart-Warming True Story of One Dog’s Rescue from Death Row
Max, The Shelter Dog
Then Along Came Barney: The Story of a Dog Who Changed My Mind About Pit Bulls

Australian Cattle Dog:
Bad Dog, Max!
Skidboot

Australian Shepherd:
Black and White
Henry, the Dog With No Tail
Piper
Rafter's Story

Basset Hound:
Bella Basset Ballerina
Claude the Dog: A Christmas Story
Dog Show
Ladybug Girl
My Dog Toby
Some Dog!
The Biggest Parade

Beagle:
BeagleMania
Just This Side of Heaven
(by the Sleepytown Beagles author, this book is more for adults than young children)
Loudest Beagle on the Block
Maggie: The Beagle with a Broken Tail
One Nosy Pup
Sleepytown Beagles (there are several books in this series)
Sniffy the Beagle
There's a Beagle in My Bed!

Bernese Mountain Dog:
A Gift to Share: The Story of Moritz
A Peaceful Mind: Travels with Moritz
An Open Heart: A Story About Moritz
Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices
Hector Protector
Jules the Lighthouse Dog
Nose to Nose: A Memoir of Healing
The Tails of Brinkley The Berner
Tucker Gets Tuckered

Zooch the Pooch, My Best Friend

Bichon Frise:
A Bichon Doggie Tale
Woof! Cute as a Button
Laura, the Bichon Frise: My New Home
My Name is Cody
One Incredible Dog! Kizzy
Snowflake Comes to Stay

Border Collie:
A Puppy for Annie
Chester the Out-of-Work Dog
Coco and Cavendish: Circus Dogs
Floss
Just Like Floss
Lass
Sheepdog in the Snow

Boston Terrier:
Boomerang - A Miracle Trilogy: The Story of a Remarkable Boston Terrier

Bouvier des Flandres:
Bouvier des Flanders: The Dogs of Flandres Fields
A Dog of Flanders (DVD

Boxer:
Amy, the Bewildered Boxer
Boxers are the Best!
The Boxer Diaries: Saving Baby Elsie
The Boxer's Back Yard,

Brittany:

Brainy Brittanys
Brittany Spaniels
Pick of the Litter

Bulldog:
Bulldog Bad Boys: And Some Pretty Uncontrollabull Girls, Too!
Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure
Stinky the Bulldog
The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog
PollyAnna’s Words of Wisdom
The Shaman's Bulldog: A Love Story
You Are Who You Are

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel:
Abbey the Cavi and Friends
Abbey the Cavi in Miami Beach
Cup of Joe
Little Gabby Meets Her New Family
My Life with George
Saving Gracie

Chesapeake Bay Retriever:
Chessie The Sea Monster That Ate Annapolis
Chester the Chesapeake
Dara: Autobiography of a Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Life With Grover: A Chesapeake Bay Retriever who thought he was a person

Chihuahua:
Chewy and Chica
Chihuahua: Señor Tiny
Chihuahuas, by Susan H. Gray
Chihuahuas, by Connie C. Miller
Chihuahuas, by Lynn Stone
Chihuahuas are the Best!
Chocolate at the Four Seasons
Chula the Chihuahua
Frank is a Chihuahua
How Willy Got His Wheels
Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse (there are many books in the Skippyjon Jones series)

Chinese Crested:
Why Does Everyone Stare at Me

Cocker Spaniel:
Katie: Up and Down the Hall
Lady and the Tramp
Not Better...Not Worse...Just Different
The Great Spaniel Escape

Collie:
Gina Bina Ballerina
Gray Dawn
Holly, the Christmas Collie
Lad, A Dog
Lad, A Dog: Best Dog in the World
Lad, A Dog: Lad is Lost
Lad, A Dog: Lad to the Rescue
Lad, a Dog: The Bad Puppy

Lassie Come-Home
Lassie: A Christmas Story
Molly Collie
Sandwiches for Duke

The Christmas Collie

Dachshund:
Dog and Bear: Two's Company
Noodle
Pippo: A Little Dog Finds a Home
Pretzel
The Hallo-wiener

English Setter
A Brief Autumn's Passage
A Comfortable Range

German Shepherd:
Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
Fluffy and Baron
Morris and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Sammy, Dog Detective

Golden Retriever:
101 Uses for a Golden
Bailey Bymyside
Boomer Goes to School (there are many books in the Boomer series)
Brave Norman: A True Story
Can I Be Good?
Life is Good: Lessons in Joyful Living
Murphy and Kate
My Big Dog
My Buddy
One Golden Year: A Story of a Golden Retriever
My Rescued Golden: True Stories of Rescued Golden Retrievers and the Peole who Love Them
Pillow Pup
Riptide
The Angel by My Side: The True Story of the Dog Who Saved a Man...and the Man Who Saved a Dog
The Secret of Saying Thanks
Toby
Up in Heaven
What Goldens Teach Us

Great Dane:
Amazing Gracie: A Dog''s Tale
Great-Aunt Ida and Her Great Dane, Doc
Just Nuisance A.B.
Pinkerton, Behave!
(there are many books in the Pinkerton series)

Greyhound:
Snowflake: Another Greyhound's Story
Twiggy: Story of a Greyound

Irish Setter:
Big Red
Irish Red
Red Alert (Puppy Patrol)
Rosalie

 
 
 

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Cats:
A Pussycat's Christmas
Cat, You Better Come Home
Hooray for Christopher!
Kitten's First Full Moon
Kat Kong
The Cinder-Eyed Cats
The Mousehole Cat
When Cats Dream

Guinea Pigs
A Very Special Guinea Pig
Charlie Hits it Big
Fluffy Goes to School (there are many books in the series about Fluffy, the Classroom Guinea Pig)
Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue

Rabbits:
Bunnicula and Friends #1: The Vampire Bunny (there are many books in the Bunnicula series)
Really Rabbits
What Makes a Rainbow?

Please feel free to send an e-mail to librarydogs@cox.net to let us know about other great books you love, and they'll be added to this list of favorites.