Pets books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Marley & Me
John GroganA memoir of a family's life with a difficult Labrador retriever, and one of the best-known modern pet memoirs.
The Art of Raising a Puppy
Monks of New Skete.A widely read training and care guide for puppies, written by monks who also breed German Shepherds.
Inside of a Dog
Alexandra HorowitzA popular account of canine perception and cognition, based on research into how dogs experience the world.
My Life in Dog Years
Gary PaulsenA short memoir in which the author recalls the dogs that shaped his life, told as a series of individual animals.
Dewey
Vicki MyronThe story of a library cat in Spencer, Iowa, and the bond between the animal and the library's staff and patrons.
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Reading lists
More pets books
- All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2)James Herriot - How to Raise the Perfect Dog
How to Raise the Perfect DogCesar Millan - The Tarantula in My Purse
The Tarantula in My PurseJean Craighead George - Learn to draw cats & kittens
Learn to draw cats & kittensDiana Fisher2012 - The beak of the finch
The beak of the finchJonathan Weiner1994 - Home Comforts
Home ComfortsCheryl Mendelson1999 - James Herriot's treasury for children
James Herriot's treasury for childrenJames Herriot1992 - 48 Laws of Power48 Laws of PowerJohnny G.2023
- Aunt Jo's scrap-bag
Aunt Jo's scrap-bagLouisa May Alcott1871 - My new pet
My new petRobert Newell1995 - How my pet grew
How my pet grewJean Rogers2006 - Neotropical birds
Neotropical birdsDouglas F. Stotz1996