<p>An Australian cattle dog named Sobe and a bulldog who answers to Decker notched their third bests in show last&#8230;</p>

<p>It was almost surreal. Vandra Huber was sitting with friends Sunday watching best-in-show streaming video of Crufts at the Seattle&#8230;</p>

<p>“Wit &amp; Wisdom for Dog Lovers.” Barbour Books. $14.99 This is one of those volumes where you need to sit&#8230;</p>

<p> “Canine Nutrigenomics: The New Science of Feeding Your Dog for Optimum Health,” by Dr. W. Jean Dodds and Diana R&#8230;.</p>

<p>You probably didn’t see them while watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on nationwide TV last month or on&#8230;</p>

<p>“What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs,” by Cat Warren. Touchstone Books. $26.99 Don’t let the&#8230;</p>

<p>There’s plenty to like here: a compelling story, a mix of local sites, a debuting novelist who is a teacher-librarian&#8230;</p>

<p>By Ranny Green Photos courtesy of Patti Angeliz &nbsp; Animal rescue has no time guidelines and occasionally no rule books&#8230;.</p>

<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><code><em>Photos by Shibaguyz Photography <br /></em></code><br /> <code><em>By Ranny Green</em><br /></code><br /> When Amy Trotter came to a six-week Puppy Manners class at Family Dog Training Center in Kent this fall with seven other dogs their owners smiled<br /> and the puppies embraced her as one of their own.</p>