Books on relations with animals

I think Lynn read "The Soul of an Octopus" before any of these others.  I read Sy Montgomery's book on hummingbirds aloud.  Amazon told me about Spencer Quinn's books about a smart fictitious dog that works with a private detective.  My all-male book club suggested "Fox and I" by Catherine Raven and I have almost finished it aloud.

I don't feel that I have had a close relation with any animal ever.  We did have a couple of dogs over time in my growing up years and a couple of cats.  We have had a couple of dogs in our married life and some cats.  None of them did much to me or for me.