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Little-Known and Rare Dog Books
Books about dogs that are rare, probably older, but still great reads!
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Red Dog
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3.80 avg rating — 4,413 ratings
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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
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4.04 avg rating — 12,075 ratings
score: 183,
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The Dogs of Ron Burns - A Tribute to the Dogs of 9/11
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Ron Burns (Artist)
4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 158,
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Hotel for Dogs
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3.81 avg rating — 1,369 ratings
score: 100,
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One Man And His Dog
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4.56 avg rating — 435 ratings
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Thy Servant a Dog
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3.89 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Halsey's Pride
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3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Barry: The Bravest Saint Bernard
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4.18 avg rating — 112 ratings
score: 98,
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The Soul of the Silver Dog
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3.78 avg rating — 85 ratings
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The Shy Ones
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4.18 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Dog Crazy
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 95,
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Annie's Monster
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 94,
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Sam
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3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 93,
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Bertie The Blitz Dog
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4.28 avg rating — 123 ratings
score: 92,
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Follow My Leader
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4.21 avg rating — 3,671 ratings
score: 91,
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The Trouble with Tuck
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3.89 avg rating — 777 ratings
score: 90,
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Tuck Triumphant
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3.43 avg rating — 68 ratings
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The Magic of Lassie
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3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
score: 88,
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Cages
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4.04 avg rating — 896 ratings
score: 87,
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Savage Sam
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4.05 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
score: 86,
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The Thunder-Pup
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3.69 avg rating — 32 ratings
score: 85,
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Hello, Goodbye, I Love You: The Story of Aloha, A Guide Dog for the Blind (1) (The Aloha set)
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Pamela Bauer Mueller (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Good Dogs, Great Listeners: The Story of Charlotte, Lily and The Litter
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Renata Bowers (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 82,
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The Dogs of Newtown
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4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 81,
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1 person voted
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Nobody's Dog
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Ria Voros (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 98 ratings
score: 80,
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1 person voted
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Three Dog Winter
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3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 79,
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The Dog in My Life
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4.43 avg rating — 49 ratings
score: 78,
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Nothing Wrong with a Three-Legged Dog
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3.62 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 77,
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Saving Hanno: The Story of a Refugee Dog
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Miriam Halahmy (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 89 ratings
score: 76,
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Sirius, the Hero Dog of 9/11
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4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 75,
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War Dog
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4.30 avg rating — 82 ratings
score: 74,
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All The Queen's Corgis: Corgis, Dorgis and Gundogs: The Story of Elizabeth II and Her Most Faithful Companions
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4.02 avg rating — 110 ratings
score: 73,
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Ruby the Foster Dog
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4.44 avg rating — 103 ratings
score: 72,
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Girl With a White Dog
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3.93 avg rating — 287 ratings
score: 71,
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Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever
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Barbara Lowell (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 184 ratings
score: 70,
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1 person voted
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First Dog Fala
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4.01 avg rating — 77 ratings
score: 69,
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The 12 Dog Days of Christmas
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4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 68,
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Summerdog comes home (An Avon Camelot book)
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score: 67,
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Summerdog
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3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings
score: 66,
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Album of Dogs
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4.32 avg rating — 81 ratings
score: 65,
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Eddie the Dog Holder
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4.01 avg rating — 118 ratings
score: 64,
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Claude: A Dog of the Sixties
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Katherine L. Holmes (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 63,
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Scrub Dog of Alaska
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4.21 avg rating — 208 ratings
score: 62,
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Alpha Dog
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4.04 avg rating — 214 ratings
score: 61,
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The Benji Method: Teach Your Dog to Do What Benji Does in the Movies
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4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 60,
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Straydog
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Kathe Koja (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 338 ratings
score: 58,
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The Secret Dog
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Joe Friedman (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 57,
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You Can't Take Twenty Dogs on a Date
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3.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 56,
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Puppy Stakes
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3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 55,
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