From our Nova Scotia author
Books & apps for every stage of life with a dog
Everything on this shelf comes from the same place as this website: a Toller owner in Nova Scotia who believes the whole family — kids included — should be part of a dog's story. Puppy and adult dog training, keepsakes, care journals, and two gentle books for the hardest goodbye.
- 2 dog-training books — puppy & adult
- 7-book "My Pet and Me" kids series
- 2 gentle pet-loss picture books
- Keepsake & care journals
- 2 iOS dog apps
Coming Soon • The Breed Book
The Complete Toller
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever owner's handbook — choosing, raising, training, health & real life with this rare breed. Written from this household, with Crosby and Ember on the cover and in every chapter. Honest enough to talk you out of the breed; specific enough to matter every week you own one.
Puppy Training
The Whole Family Puppy Training Book
Positive-reinforcement puppy training written for the whole household — because a puppy doesn't learn from one person, it learns from everyone. Age-fair jobs for kids, a shared family plan, and step-by-step first-year skills, with a Toller on the cover and Nova Scotia in its bones.
New • Adult Dog Training
Adult Dog Training: The 30-Day Reset
For the dog who never got a day one — adopted, rescued, rehomed, or simply grown up while the habits set. A day-by-day 30-day plan built on the idea puppy books can't use: undo before you install. Fifteen minutes a day, a problem index of 21 real behaviors, and a framework for every problem that isn't in it.
For Kids Ages 6–10
The "My Pet and Me" keepsake series — 7 books
Each book pairs a kid-level care guide with keepsake pages the child fills in — adoption certificate, first-day photo, star charts — so the first year with a new pet becomes a book the family keeps.
🐶 My Puppy & Me
The one that started the series — a puppy care guide and first-year memory book, with Maple the watercolor Toller puppy as the guide.
About the book🐱 Kitten · 🐰 Bunny · 🐹 Hamster
Small-pet editions with the same care-plus-keepsake format.
See the series🐟 Fish · 🐔 Chicken · 🐴 Horse
From the fish tank to the barn — every first pet gets a book.
See the seriesFor Kids Ages 4–8 • Gentle Goodbyes
When a family pet dies
Two picture books that give children honest words for the biggest feeling: Paw Prints on My Heart (a boy and his old dog) and A Cat-Shaped Space (the cat edition). No euphemisms, a Note for Grown-Ups, and keepsake pages a child can fill in and keep.
Looking for a memorial you can hang instead? Our sister studio Keepsake Paw Prints makes custom pet portraits and memorial art.
Keepsakes & Care Journals
Write it down while it's happening
The Complete Dog Care Planner
Undated health record book & organizer: vet visits, vaccinations, medications, training, sitters, 12 monthly calendars. 104 pages, 8.5×11.
About the plannerThe Senior Dog Health Journal
For the golden years: medication logs, bloodwork, pain & mobility scoring, and the HHHHHMM quality-of-life scale.
About the journalForever My Dog
A 72-page keepsake of a life well loved — begun while they're beside you, or years after goodbye.
About the keepsakeiOS Apps
The bookshelf's digital siblings
EmberPaws is a privacy-first dog health app — the Dog Care Planner's pocket companion. CrosbyTrails is a dog-walking and trail journal for the adventures in between.
Made the same way
Built by the same owner, with the same rule as this site: useful first, respectful of your family's data always.
Start with the free stuff
The Whole Family bonus pack — printable star charts, job lists, and training trackers — is free for every reader.