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
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs, by Patricia McConnell.
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs, by…
The Lance Mackey Story: How My Obsession With Dog Mushing Saved My Life
The Lance Mackey Story: How My Obsession With Dog Mushing Saved My Life, by Lance…
The Soul of All Living Creatures: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human, by Vint Virga, DVM
The Soul of All Living Creatures resulted from Dr. Virga’s first 25 years as a veterinarian…
DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them, by Diane Krull and Meredith Wargo
Elementary-school teacher Diane Trull’s fourth-grade reading class saw a photo of a cardboard box overflowing…
Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World, by Joal Derse Dauer and Elizabeth Ridley
Joal Derse Dauer was already a person with a dog (and two cats) at home…
Childproofing Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Dog for the Children in Your Life, by Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson
Master dog trainer and the author of Good Owners, Great Dogs, Brian Kilcommons and his…
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Movies
Darling Companion
Darling Companion boasts a stellar cast of some of the baby-boom generation’s most beloved actors….
The Great Alone
The Great Alone is an award-winning documentary that follows the inspiring comeback story of four-time…
Best in Show
Many of the movies recommended so far on thedogslife.com tend toward the “keep a box…
Love and Monsters
An action comedy, Love and Monsters, takes place seven years after a “Monsterpocalypse” wipes out…
Pick Of The Litter
“It’s really hard to become a guide dog. It’s takes a very special, confident dog…
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Based on Garth Stein’s best-selling novel of the same name, and released in the fall…
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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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