TTT - 5 Hidden Gem Dog Books

This top 10 weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and can be found HERE.  Each week they focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading. Since I am wrapping up my Dog Days of Summer feature this week, thanks to Jo's Book Blog and La La in the Library, I thought I'd share with you my top 5 hidden gems of dog-related books.  Here we go!

I can't say enough about this book.  Not only does this book have a great dog character in Maybe, but the adult characters are well developed as well.  Jane has went through a lot of loss in her life and this book really shows how sometimes dogs can be the best medicine.  Also, Maybe has the honorary designation of being Booker T's forever book-girlfriend.  Grab a copy and see why.  You can also see my complete review HERE.

In "The Dogs of Babel" Paul's wife is found dead surrounded by suspicious circumstances.  The only witness is their dog Lorelei.  Paul ends up trying to teach Lorelei to communicate with him so he can discover what happened to the woman he loves. This is a beautiful book.

This is actually a duology but since I never got around to reading the second one, a serious reread of this one is in order.  Rocky's husband is found dead and she heads off to Maine, taking a new job as Animal Control Officer, to start over and grieve in peace.  She ends up meeting Lloyd, a very large Lab and a wonderful relationship ensues.  This book sticks in my mind because the MC has a lot of nightmares and once Lloyd enters her life and sleeps on her feet every night, they stop.  She then believes that their contact is actually easing her sleep disturbances.  Are you convinced you need to read this yet?

My grandmother shared her love of Vincent Price with me as a youth and to this day, I still enjoy his old horror movies.  And that voice, how can we forget Thriller?  But did you know he was an avid dog lover - almost to the point of obsessed.  This tale focuses on his dog Joe, and how fulfilled he felt for having Joe in his life.  My review is HERE.

If you've ever had a dog that tried your patience yet filled your heart with so much love, you should pick up Surviving Henry.  Young fills the pages with tales of Henry's shenanigans and she jokes that her boxer suffers from Supreme Dictator of the Universe Syndrome.  I think it's a common boxer ailment. HERE'S my review.

I know I tend to share a lot of dog books so I've searched deep in my arsenal in order to share some ones you may not know.  I hope you've enjoy this Top Five and look for a few more Dog Days of Summer posts before the month is out.