Books like Carmichael's dog by R. M. Koster

Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 classic children’s adventure that follows a young boy who raises two hunting dogs in the Ozark Mountains, a heart‑warming tale of friendship, growing up, and the challenges of loss.

A Dog's Purpose follows a beloved dog through four reincarnated lives, exploring love, family, and the search for meaning in each life.

A devoted dog reflects on life, love, and racing while watching his owner, a race car driver, navigate family trials and professional ambition.

In Dean Koontz’s thriller "Watchers," a genetically engineered dog gains human intelligence, stirring a deadly conflict when it escapes, endangering those who cared for it and unleashing a state‑level secret.

A loyal collie named Lassie embarks on a thousand‑mile journey to reunite with her young master, Joe, after being sold amid her family’s hardships.

John Wayne Cleaver takes on a serial killer in a gripping adventure thriller that explores the dark world of demonology and antisocial personality disorders.

In the Forgotten Realms, the outlaw hero Jilseponie Wyndon must choose between love for a fallen Ranger and a king's promise, while her lost son—raised by an elf queen—is destined to challenge fate with his gemstone magic.

A tale of moral ambiguity and marital upheaval.

The Veiled Prophet chronicles the eternal clash between angelic and demonic forces that spills into the world of men, as the godlike Prophet and the rebel Uldyssian battle for humanity’s soul.

A young demonologist infiltrates the British government to prevent an international incident between a televangelist and the Prime Minister.

A guardian angel confronts temptation from an Archdemon in a paranormal romance set from the glow of nightclubs to celestial realms, exploring the thin line between good and evil.

The story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wriggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good--Marley was expelled. And yet his heart was pure. Just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. A dog like no other, Marley remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.