Blyton, Enid
The Famous Five
...a popular series
Decamillo, Kate
Because of Winn-Dixie
Dickinson, Peter
Chuck and Danielle
...whippet
Hall, Lynn
Shadows
Shy Ones
Others, e.g. The Soul of the Silver Dog
and Lynn Hall's Dog Stories
Little, Jean
Mine for Keeps
Middle & Young-Adult
- Benary-Isbert, Margot (translated from German)
- Wicked Enchantment
...Kerry blue terrier
- The Ark
- Cavanna, Betty
- Going on Sixteen
...collie
- The Black Spaniel Mystery
- Finney, Patricia
- I, Jack
...told from the dog's (yellow lab) perspective
- Hathorn, Libby
- Thunderwith
- Nix, Garth
- Lirael (Abhorsen Trilogy)
and Abhorsen ...the last two books in a fanatasy trilogy, featuring
the Disreputable Dog (really an enchanted being in dog form).
Young-Adult and Adult
- Benjamin, Carol Lea
- A crime series, about a female detective and her pit-bull, e.g. This Dog for Hire (Rachel Alexander & Dash Mysteries)
- Berenson, Laurie
- Also a mystery series, usually involving show dogs, e.g., Dog Eat Dog (Melanie Travis Mysteries)
- Barbara Cohen and Louise Taylor
- Dogs and Their Women
...non-fiction stories
- Conant, Susan
- Holly Winter crime series, about a detective and her Alaskan malamutes, e.g. Black Ribbon
- Crisp, Terri
- Out of Harm's Way
...non-fiction account of rescuing pets following natural disasters
- Lanier, Virginia
- Crime series featuring Jo Beth Sidden and her bloodhounds, e.g., A Bloodhound To Die For
- Whittemore, Hank
- So That Others May Live
...non-fiction story of Caroline Hebard, who pioneered search-and-rescue work using German sheperds.