Bella, our puppy is trying to push past my laptop and get onto my knee for a cuddle. Ah-ha! I think. Inspiration for today’s Thursday Thirteen.
Thirteen Books and Movies Featuring Dogs
1. Scooby Doo – my very favorite cartoon. I like the cartoons much better than the modern remake. My favorite line from the cartoons – “And I would’ve got away with it if it wasn’t for you meddling kids!”
2. Lassie – I’m going to mention Lassie, the classic TV show. The truth is I never really liked the show, but it is a classic.
3. Romances by Kristan Higgins. All her stories have a dog, usually owned by the heroine. If you enjoy small town contemporary romances, try one of Ms. Higgins’ books. I doubt you’ll be disappointed!
4. Call of the Wild by Jack London. Read the book or see the movie. It’s set in the Yukon and features sled dogs.
5. 101 Dalmatians – a classic Disney tale of dogs with spots and fur coats
6. Lady and the Tramp – another Disney movie. I love the scene where Lady is sharing a piece of spaghetti with her Tramp friend.
7. Marley and Me by John Grogan. Made into a movie staring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston
8. Love is a Four-Legged Word by Kandy Shepherd – I haven’t read this book yet, but it’s on my to-read list.
9. Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie – this is classic Crusie and a fun read.
10. Gone to the Dogs (A Dog Lovers Mystery) by Susan Conant. There is an entire series. Dogs and mystery!
11. Beethoven – the movie featuring a St Bernard.
12. Pet Rescue mysteries by Linda O Johnston. The main character runs an animal shelter.
13 Talking Dogs series written by moi! I never set out to write a dog in this series, but our dog Scotty was trying to get my attention while I was writing. She was very persistent and I said to her, “If you’re not good I’ll write you into my scene.” So I did. A dog popped out of the bushes, and once she was there she refused to leave. The series comprises of Talking Dogs, Aliens and Purple People Eaters, Never Send a Dog to do a Woman’s Job and Romantic Interlude.
Do you like animals or pets in your movies or books? Have I missed any of your favorites?
June 13th, 2012 at 10:49 pm · Link
Scooby Doo is my favourite, too!
June 14th, 2012 at 3:36 am · Link
I still watch the cartoons occasionally and laugh.
June 14th, 2012 at 1:01 am · Link
I’ll have to check out #9. I love her books.
June 14th, 2012 at 3:37 am · Link
I do too. I adore her humor.
June 14th, 2012 at 3:29 am · Link
Dean Koontz writes a lot a books with a dog character. He’s even written an autobiographical novel about his own dog, Trixie Koontz.
June 14th, 2012 at 3:38 am · Link
I’ve read one Dean Koontz book and it gave me nightmares. Dogs or not, I’ll probably stay away. I’m a wuss when it comes to horror.
June 14th, 2012 at 4:30 am · Link
When I was young, I read a book called Nop’s Trials. It was written from the dog’s point of view. For some reason it has stuck with me all of these years.
June 14th, 2012 at 9:09 pm · Link
I haven’t heard of this one.
June 14th, 2012 at 5:46 am · Link
I love Marley & Me, the ending always gets me lol Happy T13!
June 14th, 2012 at 9:10 pm · Link
I wished I hadn’t watched Marley. No one warned me the dog died. :(
June 14th, 2012 at 5:58 am · Link
The one I remember most isn’t here:
Shaggy Dog. I was a young girl when I saw it. The man and the dog change bodies, one of the first of those kinds of movies.
June 14th, 2012 at 9:11 pm · Link
Ah, I remember the shaggy dog. I remember watching it during the school holidays. Fun and mayhem!
June 14th, 2012 at 6:05 am · Link
I’ve seen most of these movies..I love 101 Dalmatians…
June 14th, 2012 at 9:12 pm · Link
Do you like the cartoon or the Glen Close movie? I’m a sucker for the cartoons.
June 14th, 2012 at 6:40 am · Link
Two of my very favorites aren’t on this list, but they’re pretty old.
You Never Can Tell
About a millionaire’s dog who’s murdered and goes to animal heaven. To find his killer and save the woman who took care of him, he’s given a chance to return as a human.
It’s a Dog’s Life
About a bull terrier who grows up in New York’s ‘The Bowery’ and winds up in a dog show during the early 1900s.
If you get a chance to see them, you won’t regret it.
June 14th, 2012 at 9:13 pm · Link
I haven’t heard of either of these, but they sound great. I’ll look for them.
June 14th, 2012 at 7:17 am · Link
I have read several books that feature a dog. I read Marley and Me which is a good one, I am not sure I can read another book where the dog dies! I hate that. I love the little chihuahua in Legally Blonde!
June 14th, 2012 at 9:13 pm · Link
Hildie, I hated the ending of Marley.
June 14th, 2012 at 7:46 am · Link
I love movies with dogs! But only if the dog is okay in it! And Scooby is one o my favorite movies!
*hugs*
Paige
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June 14th, 2012 at 9:14 pm · Link
Paige – me too. I don’t like the dogs dying.
June 14th, 2012 at 8:27 am · Link
I love Scooby Doo and I’ve infected my kids with it. LOL!
These are great! Dogs really do demand to be written.
June 14th, 2012 at 9:15 pm · Link
Jen, not such a bad infection!
June 14th, 2012 at 9:55 am · Link
I love dogs! I don’t tend, however, to like movies with dogs because they’re calculated to make me cry. :) But this is a good list of movies to check out; thanks!!
June 14th, 2012 at 9:16 pm · Link
Me too. I definitely prefer happy endings.
June 14th, 2012 at 12:29 pm · Link
I can still hear that line from Scooby Doo in my head, after all these years!
June 14th, 2012 at 9:17 pm · Link
Lydia, this line always cracks me up. I usually chant it in unison with the baddie :)
June 14th, 2012 at 12:56 pm · Link
That line from Scooby Doo is also a fave of mine. A movie I enjoyed is All Dogs Go to Heaven.
June 14th, 2012 at 9:17 pm · Link
Great line, huh? I haven’t heard of this one. I’ll look for it.
June 14th, 2012 at 5:44 pm · Link
I love this list. I watched Marley & Me and wished I hadn’t, I thought it was sad at the end…
One I would add to this list is K-9 starring James Belushi. That movie is soo darn funny. I love the things that dog does..lol
June 14th, 2012 at 9:20 pm · Link
K9 is a great movie. I agree about Marley. I hated the ending, especially since our dog had died no long before. Never again!
June 15th, 2012 at 12:54 pm · Link
I can think of a few movies you missed: All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Adventures of Milo and Otis, Beethoven, Must Love Dogs, and Turner and Hooch.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:37 pm · Link
Oh yeah, I like some kind of critter trotting through the novels I read and write.