A lot of teacher-authors read both my Ask a Tech Teacher education blog and this blog, WordDreams. In this monthly column, I share a popular post from the past month: 

National Dog Day is observed and celebrated on the 26th of August every year. In some parts of the world, it is also called International Dog Day. The day celebrates dogs of all kinds and encourages fostering love and kindness through ownership and adoption, regardless of breed. Having a dog is much more than just having a pet. There are many dogs out there who need saving, who need a home to be loved and cared for. National Dog Day serves as a reminder that dogs have every right to live a loving, abuse-free life.

I’m always on the hunt for good books with dogs as the stars. Here are a few I found recently:

Books about Dogs from Blogging Authors

A lot of blogging friends include dogs in their stories. They are some of my favorites in alphabetic order:

• Her Son’s Faithful Companion by Jill Weatherholt
• Jock of the Bushveld by Patricia Furstenberg
• King Copper: Our dog’s life in poetry by Lauren Scott
• The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger by Thomas Wikman
• Notes from a Small Dog by Sue Vincent
• Sam: A Shaggy Dog Story by Sally Cronin

And others

…and there are more found through NetGalley, the library, or browsing:

• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Art Stein
• David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series
• The Chet and Bernie series by Spencer Quinn
• A Dog’s Purpose series by Bruce Cameron
• FBI K-9 series by Sara Driscoll
• Marley and Me by John Grogan
• My Name is Danny by Andrew Joyce
• Standing Dead: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery by Margaret Mizushima

Dog Humor

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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Man vs. Nature saga, the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers, and the acclaimed Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, In the Shadow of Giants Summer 2027