My fave pet books and what I can't wait to read

Marley and me : life and love with the world's worst dog by John Grogan

Dewey : the small-town library cat who touched the world by Vicki Myron ; with Bret Witter

Homer's odyssey : a fearless feline tale, or how I learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by Gwen Cooper

Izzy and Lenore : two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me by Jon Katz

Soul of a dog : reflections on the spirits of the animals of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz

It's okay to miss the bed on the first jump : and other life lessons I learned from dogs by John O'Hurley

A big little life : a memoir of a joyful dog by Dean Koontz

Dewey's Nine Lives by Vicki Myron

Oogy by Lawrence Lavin

Life with Maxie by Diane Rehm ; photographs by Cindy Bertaut

Cleo : the cat who mended a family by Helen Brown

Making the rounds with Oscar : a doctor and his journey with a very special cat by David Dosa

The lost dogs : Michael Vick's dogs and their tale of rescue and redemption by Jim Gorant

Rose in a Storm by Katz, Jon

A dog's purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

Katie up and down the hall : the true story of how one dog turned five neighbors into a family by Glenn Plaskin

From Baghdad, with love : a Marine, the war, and a dog named Lava by Jay Kopelman and Melinda Roth

Good dog. Stay by Anna Quindlen

Fixing Freddie : a true story about a boy, a mom, and a very, very bad beagle by Paula Munier

Last dog on the hill : the extraordinary life of Lou by Steve Duno

Mornings with Barney : the true story of an extraordinary beagle by Dick Wolfsie

The art of racing in the rain : a novel by Garth Stein

Stay by Allie Larkin

Just Gus : a rescued dog and the woman he loved by Laurie Williams ; photos by Roslyn Banish ; intro. by Jean Donaldson

The Dog That Healed a Family by Jo Coudert

One dog at a time : saving the strays of Afghanistan by Pen Farthing

Dog house : a love story by Carol Prisant

Winston : the dog who changed my life by Hilmar Klute

Every dog has a gift : true stories of dogs who bring hope & healing into our lives by Rachel McPherson ; with Deborah Mitchell

Through a dog's eyes by Jennifer Arnold