Left) Suicide Junkie (2005) by S. Westwood is multiply narrated by a survivor of six suicide attempts, his wife Ashley, and their chihuahua Taquila.

Right) How a Dog Girl Turned Rocker (2008) by DeeDee Rivera is an author-published autobiography, a whopping big book about DeeDee breeding show chihuahuas and hobnobbing in the rock 'n' roll world. DeeDee is the author of several other books, both fiction and non-fiction, including one about a blue heeler puppy, Huchess: A Picture Diary (1998).