<p>“Teaming With Your Therapy Dog,” by Ann R. Howie. Purdue University Press. $16.95. The talented Olympia author, who doubles as&#8230;</p>

<p>“Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds,” by David Hancock. The Crowood Press. $55. Pastoral breeds are&#8230;</p>

<p>“Dogs Unleashed,” by Tamsin Pickeral. Thunder Bay Press. $34.95. This lavish 320-page showcase profiles more than 400 purebreds and mutts&#8230;</p>

<p>“Canine Play Behavior: The Science of Dogs at Play,” by Mechtild Käufer, Dogwise Publishing. $24.95. This scholarly romp in the&#8230;</p>

<p>“Our Faithful Companions: Exploring the Essence of Our Kinship with Animals,” by Aubrey H. Fine, Alpine Publications, $14.95. For a&#8230;</p>

<p>“Miracle Dogs: Rescue Stories,” by Liz Stavrinides, St. Martin’s Press, $21.99 In a world beset with school shootings, international terror&#8230;</p>

<p>“Top Dog: The Story of Marine Hero Lucca,” by Maria Goodavage, Dutton, $26.95. This riveting narrative reaffirms that famed characterization&#8230;</p>

<p>“American Kennel Club: The New Complete Dog Book, 21st edition,” i-5 Press, $49.95. It’s been almost nine years since the&#8230;</p>

<p>“No Walks? No Worries!,” by Sian Ryan and Helen Zulch and photography by Peter Baumber. Hubble &#038; Hattie. $21.95. Most&#8230;</p>

<p>“Sleeps with Dogs,” by Lindsey Grant. Seal Press, $16. Sometimes zany, sometimes frantic this fast-moving tableau could have been titled&#8230;</p>

<p>“War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Lore,” by Rebecca Frankel. Palgrave Macmillan. $26. While Military Working Dogs are&#8230;</p>

<p>“The Dog Stays in the Picture,” by Susan Morse. Open Road. $16.99. Our family, too, has been owned by a&#8230;</p>

<p>“The Boy Who Talked to Dogs, by Martin McKenna. Skyhorse Publishing. $24.95. The odds were totally against the author when&#8230;</p>

<p>“My Dog, my Friend,” compiled by Jacki Gordon. Hubble &#038; Hattie. $24.99. We all remember a special dog – or&#8230;</p>

<p>“The Mountain Top School for Dogs And Other Second Chances,” by Ellen Cooney. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $24. The second-chance characters&#8230;</p>

<p>“Dash,” by Kirby Larson. Scholastic Press. $16.99. This sobering children’s read gives new meaning to separation anxiety and human-animal bond&#8230;.</p>

<p>“The Kill Switch,” by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood. William Morrow. $27.99. This riveting military thriller is on new turf&#8230;</p>

<p>“Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park,” by Matthew Gilbert. Thomas Dunne Books. $24.99. The author, who doubles&#8230;</p>

<p>“Animal Madness,” by Laurel Braitman. Simon &#038; Schuster. $28. It’s maddening when you maneuver through one chapter after another recognizing&#8230;</p>

<p>“Sergeant Stubby,” by Ann Bausum. National Geographic. $24. While this may be regarded by some as the definitive history of&#8230;</p>