Dog-gone Good Reading

Customers looking for that little something gift that is fun or has special meaning often can find the right message in a gift book. Here is a selection that will appeal especially to those dog lovers among us:
 
Love Puppies from Sellers Publishing is a sweet offering that combines endearing photography with sentiments of romance and love. It will mix in well with Valentine’s Day merchandise, but make a gift of love any day. It retails for $9.95.

Tales from the Dog Park, by Melinda Dille, offers simple life lessons learned by observing the interactions of dogs with each other and their owners. Chapter titles include "Love Comes in All Sizes" and "Sometimes It Isn’t Fun Being Top Dog." Part of the message is to embrace the treasures of friendship and the pleasures of play. This charmingly illustrated book is from Harvest House Publishers.

From New World Library, Dog Blessings by June Cotner is a collection of uplifting prose, poetry and prayers related to that special relationship between dogs and humans. Contributors include Edgar A. Guest and Rudyard Kipling. 192 pages; $16.

For the amateur photographer or the dog owner who just wants to capture that perfect photo of their pooch, PhotDOGraphy by professional pet photographer Kim Levin offers some tricks of the trade. the book is filled with advice and simple techniques to get the right portrait or action shot. It is also beautifully illustrated with Levin’s own photography. $17.95. Amphoto Books from Watson-Guptill.