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Pet Trouble

by Tui T. Sutherland

The Pet Trouble series by Tui T. Sutherland has 8 known books (8 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Runaway Retriever (2009).

Books
8 known books (8 novels)
Published
8
First published
2009
Status
completed
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Start here: Runaway Retriever (2009) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Runaway Retriever

Runaway Retriever (2009)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Runaway Retriever

    Novel

    Runaway Retriever is the novel that opens Pet Trouble, Tui T. Sutherland's series, first published in 2009. It's followed in the reading order by Loudest Beagle on the Block, the first of 7 further books in the series.

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  2. Loudest Beagle on the Block

    Novel

    Loudest Beagle on the Block, the 2nd book in Pet Trouble by Tui T. Sutherland, was published in 2009. It follows Runaway Retriever and precedes Mud-Puddle Poodle in this catalogue's reading order.

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  3. Mud-Puddle Poodle

    Novel

    Mud-Puddle Poodle is the 3rd book in Pet Trouble by Tui T. Sutherland, published in 2009. It follows Loudest Beagle on the Block and precedes Bulldog Won't Budge in this catalogue's reading order.

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  4. Bulldog Won't Budge

    Novel

    Bulldog Won't Budge is the 4th book in Pet Trouble by Tui T. Sutherland, published in 2009 at 154 pages. In the reading order it follows Mud-Puddle Poodle and precedes Oh No, Newf!.

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  5. Oh No, Newf!

    Novel

    Oh No, Newf! is the 5th entry in Pet Trouble, by Tui T. Sutherland, published in 2010. In the reading order it follows Bulldog Won't Budge and precedes Smarty-Pants Sheltie.

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  6. Smarty-Pants Sheltie

    Novel

    Smarty-Pants Sheltie, the 6th book in Pet Trouble by Tui T. Sutherland, was published in 2010. In the reading order it follows Oh No, Newf! and precedes Bad to the Bone Boxer.

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  7. Bad to the Bone Boxer

    Novel

    Bad to the Bone Boxer is the 7th entry in Pet Trouble, by Tui T. Sutherland, published in 2010 at 156 pages. It follows Smarty-Pants Sheltie and precedes Dachshund Disaster in this catalogue's reading order.

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  8. Dachshund Disaster

    Novel

    Dachshund Disaster is the eighth and final entry in Tui T. Sutherland's Pet Trouble series, published in 2010 at 159 pages, following Bad to the Bone Boxer with its own misbehaving dog -- a poodle who can't resist a mud puddle -- and the kid who loves her anyway. Like the rest of this early, out-of-print chapter-book series written before Wings of Fire, it's a fully standalone, warm-hearted story that can be read on its own without any of the other seven.

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About the Pet Trouble series

Before Wings of Fire, Tui T. Sutherland wrote this early chapter-book series about exactly the kind of pet that ends up on a "lost dog" flyer taped to every lamppost in the neighborhood. Each Pet Trouble book follows a different misbehaving dog, a runaway retriever, an unstoppably loud beagle, a poodle who can't resist a mud puddle, a boxer who won't listen, and the kids who love them anyway, through one chaotic, warm-hearted adventure of chasing down (or just living with) a dog with a mind of its own.

Pitched at younger readers than Wings of Fire, Pet Trouble trades dragon-war stakes for gentle, funny, animal-lover comfort reading, in the vein of Marley & Me for the chapter-book set. Each of the eight books is a fully standalone story with its own dog and own kid protagonist, making the series an easy entry point for reluctant or beginning chapter-book readers who just want a dog story.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Pet Trouble series?

Eight: Runaway Retriever, Loudest Beagle on the Block, Mud-Puddle Poodle, Bulldog Won't Budge, Oh No, Newf!, Smarty-Pants Sheltie, Bad to the Bone Boxer, and Dachshund Disaster, published 2009-2010.

Is Pet Trouble connected to Wings of Fire?

No. It's an earlier, unrelated series by the same author for younger readers, with no shared characters or setting.

Do I need to read Pet Trouble in order?

No -- each book is a standalone story about a different dog and a different kid, so any order works.

Is Pet Trouble finished?

Yes, complete at eight books with no further volumes announced.

Reading order last verified .