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 .

Labrador Retriever:
Bad Dog, Marley!
Character Tales: Learning to Respect the Rules
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
The Other dog
The Poodle Who Barked at the Wind

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

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:
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.)

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.

For a brief description, click on the book's title below. And 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.

Australian Cattle Dog:
Bad Dog, Max!

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

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:
Laura, the Bichon Frise: My New Home
One Incredible Dog! Kizzy

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

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

Chihuahua:
Chihuahuas, by Susan H. Gray
Chihuahuas, by Connie C. Miller
Chihuahuas, by Lynn Stone
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?

Collie:
Gray Dawn
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

Corgi:
Corgiville Fair
Corgiville Christmas
The Great Corgiville Kidnapping
Dogzilla
Shorty
The Courageous Corgi
Titus Rules!

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

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

Goldlen 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:
Great-Aunt Ida and Her Great Dane, Doc
Pinkerton, Behave! (there are many books in the Pinkerton series)

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

Irish Setter:
Rosalie
 
 
  

 

 

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Children also love stories about other animals.

Cats:
A Pussycat's Christmas
Cat, You Better Come Home
Hooray for Christopher!
Kitten's First Full Moon
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?