Also I am terrible and going to hell and you all can condemn me for it but...........random idea. If I put The Dog in a game and he dies, can a quirk of his be coming back as a different dog every time?
Granted, idk if I could ever kill him off because he's so damn pure, but I mean, it wouldn't be the first time he's died or even in a traumatic fashion. (Spoilers for the second book, but one of his deaths is EXTREMELY DARK, like owner holding onto his dying body crying at him not to die dark.)
I think you'd be alright with the first book. It's a lot more upbeat and happy then the second book. Or just watch the movie. Not a lot of book enthusiasts like it, but I do think it boiled down the elements without making anything too sad.
she's so obsessed with animal cruelty that she posts that all the time too, and I have to keep pointing out that no one on her FB thinks puppy mills are good, please stop posting graphic awful stuff