Or, as Elaine Fox believes, 400,000 words. Her last four books were populated by an assortment of curious canines, all helping, hindering or hilariously illuminating True Love. Check out the whole Guys & Dogs series, starting with the story of a lovable mutt named Baywatch (or Twister, depending on who you ask) in Guys & Dogs, a devious French Bulldog named Doug in Beware of Doug, a goofy GoldenDoodle named Barbra Streisand in Hello, Doggy! and a Havanese escape artist named Mr. Darcy (or Bonsai, depending...) in Bedtime for Bonsai. Oh, and their owners are a lot of fun too!

A Dog Is Worth a Thousand Words