Sit!
Who doesn’t love a good book or movie? And, when the story is about a dog, well, that’s even better. So, find a comfortable spot and sit!—and immerse yourself in the pages of one of these books or the sweeping scenes of one of these films. It will be time well-spent.
You’ll notice that this list of recommendations includes new books and movies as well as dogeared classics. Do you have a book or movie to recommend? Let me know and I’ll share it here. This list is updated often, so be sure to visit again soon.
Books
HOW DOGS LOVE US: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain, by Gregory Berns, M.D., Ph.D.
How Dogs Love Us answers the age-old question of dog lovers everywhere: What is my dog thinking? And it gets there with a well-told, heart-warming, fascinating…
Finding Home: Shelter Dogs and Their Stories
Finding Home: Shelter Dogs and Their StoriesBy Traer Scott Finding Home is the author’s follow-up to her first book, the best-seller Shelter Dogs. Filled with…
Starter Dog: My Path To Joy, Belonging, And Loving This World, by Rona Maynard
Starter Dog: My Path To Joy, Belonging, And Loving This World, by Rona Maynard When Rona Maynard’s husband of nearly 50 years said one evening,…
Togo and Leonhard: The True Story of Alaska’s Greatest Musher and His Lead Dog by Pam Flowers
Togo and Leonhard: The True Story of Alaska’s Greatest Musher and His Lead Dog, by Pam Flowers When the author of this book first learned…
A Friend Like Henry
A Friend Like Henry: The Remarkable True Story of an Autistic Boy and the Dog That Unlocked His World, by Nuala Gardner This New York Times bestseller…
The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality, by Karen Fine, DVM
In this beautifully written memoir, Dr. Fine shares insightful, moving, and enlightening stories of her more than 25-years working with dogs (and other pets). While…
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Movies
Eight Below
Based on true story, Eight Below is a dramatic adventure story set in the ice and snow of Antarctica—a landscape that’s the perfect antidote to…
A Dog’s Purpose
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, by W. Bruce Cameron, this may be the perfect summer feel-good movie for dog-lovers. Released in…
Togo
Set in the winter of 1925, Togo is the true story of a dog that saved a town. As a deadly and highly contagious bacterial…
After Thomas
After Thomas is the true story of a six-year-old boy diagnosed with “severe” autism, whose life is changed when Thomas, a Golden Retriever puppy, comes…
Dog Gone
Dog Gone is a recently-released Netflix movie garnering a “thumbs up” from movie critic Roger Ebert. Based on a true story, Dog Gone is a…
Dog
Dog, a road-trip comedy released in Spring 2022, stars Channing Tatum as a former Army Ranger, and Lulu, a military working dog. Their pairing has…
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“A dog is the only thing that can mend a crack in your broken heart.”
— Judy Desmond
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