For the Love of a Dog by Patricia B. McConnell
Resources for Further Exploration
Organizations and Online Resources
- Pawsible Angels pawsibleangels.org
- Humane Society & SPCA of Hancock County hancockhumanesociety.com
- Companion Animal Psychology Book Club https://bit.ly/2S1sjDr
- Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States sardogsus.org
- Love on a Leash® loveonaleash.org
Books (asterisk * indicates title also available as Book on CD)
- *Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross Country Adventure by David Rosenfelt bit.ly/3fR6nUm
- *Our Dogs, Ourselves by Alexandra Horowitz bit.ly/3cfYh5O
- *A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home by Sue Halpern bit.ly/3vUTRJ4
- Always by my Side: Life Lessons from Millie and All the Dogs I’ve Loved by Edward Grinnan bit.ly/3wW5saV
- *The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of “Unadoptables” Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing by Susannah Charleson bit.ly/3fThiNi
Documentaries, Docuseries, and Videos
- The Greatest Bond (2020) bit.ly/3cgt7Li
- Forever Faithful (2020) bit.ly/3z2smzp
- Adele and Everything After (2018) bit.ly/3gbIXrQ
- Pick of the Litter (2018) bit.ly/3pkmDk5
- Dogs Decoded: Understanding the Human-Dog Relationship (2010) bit.ly/3z4RCVC
Elementary Level Books
- Hello goodbye dog by Maria Gianferrari; illustrated by Patrice Barton bit.ly/3vRGZUl
- Dogs and Their People by Anne Lambelet bit.ly/34ObdvC
- Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home by Guojing bit.ly/2RnMhb7
- First Friend: How Dogs Evolved from Wolves to Become Our Best Friends by Kersten Hamilton; illustrated by Jaime Kim bit.ly/3uRmQME
- What if My Dog Had Thumbs? By Mike Perry bit.ly/3w5b7vD
Middle Grade Books
- Buster by Caleb Zane Huett bit.ly/2Saj2ZF
- Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz; adapted by Sarah L. Thomson bit.ly/3g2LkNu
- A Dog Like Daisy Kristin O’Donnell Tubb bit.ly/3civvBz
- Dog Whisperer: The Ghost by Nicholas Edwards bit.ly/2TJR07N
- The Poet’s Dog by Patricia MacLachlan bit.ly/2S2bTL7
Teen Books
- The History of the World in Fifty Dogs by Mackenzi Lee; illustrations by Petra Eriksson bit.ly/3fMMCxj
- Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin bit.ly/3wV9fp4
- Qaqavii by Miriam Körner bit.ly/3g4SK2W
- Warrior Dog (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Navy Seal and His Fearless Canine Partner by Will Chesney bit.ly/34MORdJ
- Dog Driven by Terry Lynn Johnson bit.ly/2S1UnXl