![]() ![]() The two of them together are just kind of a force of nature." Toutonghi says that he was originally going to write the story and give it to the family as a Christmas gift. Ginny is a great storyteller in person, and so is John, actually. ![]() "When they told it to me, I was really captivated. ![]() "This was the Marshalls' famous family story," Toutonghi says. Pauls Toutonghi got the idea for the book after his wife's family told him the story. Kimberly Williams-Paisley's character is based on his mother-in-law, Virginia 'Ginny' Marshall. Toutonghi's father-in-law is John Marshall, who is portrayed by Rob Lowe in the film. Toutonghi's wife, Peyton Marshall, is the sister of Fielding Marshall, the young man who was Gonker the dog's owner. While the fact-based book is not autobiographical, its author, Pauls Toutonghi, does have a direct connection to the real-life family. The Netflix movie is based on the 2016 book Dog Gone: A Lost Pet's Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home. It kind of breaks my heart to not have this book on this, because it’s my absolute favorite.Is Dog Gone based on a true story that happened to the book's author? Note: You can filter the table by simply clicking on the column headings (i.e. A “true story” is technically non-fiction, but I’ve separated “true stories” to be more of memoir style novels, whereas “non-fiction” is reserved for more training or scientific/informative books. NR = Not Ranked (this could be a book that wasn’t previously on the Top 100 or a book that has moved out of the Top 100). ![]() ( Special Note: If you’re more of a movie person, be sure to check out my list of dog movies here.) Top 100 Dog Books Every Dog Lover Should Read I let my algorithm do its thing and included those books as honorable mentions below the table. There were some books left off the list, that I thought for sure were top 100. At some point I’m sure I’ll read all or most of them, but for now I had to rely on the reviews and ratings of thousands of other readers. Lastly, I’ve probably read ~20% of the books on this list. This let’s you track popularity over time. One new feature I’ve added is “Current Rank” and “Last Year’s Rank.” The list is updated January of each new year, so “Last Year’s Rank” always refers to the previous year we are currently in. As you can see I’ve pared down the list quite a bit, but if you still feel strongly I’ve left one off don’t hesitate to leave a comment below. I just want you to know the complete list of books is now around 220. I’ve received many emails and comments of books to add. Not because I don’t like them, just wanted this list to be more novel based. Multiple books in one series (though I included a couple sequels).In addition, while I did include many non-fiction books, I tried to avoid: I love Nicholas Sparks, but it’s not enough to slap a dog on the cover of the book and label it a “dog book.” The book doesn’t have to be about dogs alone, but they must be front and center with the other characters, or at least critical to the story. I even created a specific algorithm for ranking books ( like I did in the past) based on a combination of reviews, ratings, sales, etc.īefore we get to the list, there was one basic rule that each book had to meet in order to qualify for this list: dogs have to be important characters. I probably spent over 50 hours just putting this together in excel. ![]()
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