Six weeks ago, Lila earned the hardest trust she'd ever worked for. The impossible dog at the harbour stepped through the loop of his own choice - and that was supposed to be the end of the problem.
But Vector spent those six weeks in a shelter, watching every professional handler use every technique Lila taught herself. He built a model. He learned the methods. He learned the method-user. Now he's back - and he moves before she does. Not in response to what she's about to try. In response to what she's thinking about trying.
To get ahead of a dog that's mapped everything she knows how to be, Lila has to find the version of herself she's never shown anyone - not a better technique, but something underneath the techniques entirely.
Meanwhile, a second dog arrives: Scratch. Impulsive, opinionated, chaos-powered, and the exact opposite of Vector in every possible way. Scratch doesn't study anything. He just runs at it, loudly. Managing both of them at once turns a hard problem into a system - and Lila has never had to manage a system before.
Dr. Love Dog: The Thinking Dog is the second book in the Dr. Love Dog series - a fast, smart, funny middle-grade adventure (ages 10-13) about what happens when being very good at something still isn't enough, and the only move left is to change.
Perfect for readers who:
Finished Book 1 and need to know what happens with VectorLove stories where the protagonist earns every step of their growthWant to read about a dog that studies people - and gets better at itLike dry, deadpan humor that lands because the situation earns itAre ready for a book that treats them like they can keep upStart the series: Book 1 - Dr. Love Dog: The Uncatchable Stray - is the best place to begin.
Book 3: The Broken System (coming soon)
Book 4: The Chaos Field (coming soon)