Dog’s Purpose Books in Order
W. Bruce Cameron has written 14 Dog’s Purpose books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is A Dog's Purpose (2010) and the newest is Piper's Story (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2010–2025
- Confirmed
- 14 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,502 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,502 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Dog's Purpose is a character entry in W. Bruce Cameron's catalogue that takes its name from a series. The entry spans 14 books from A Dog's Purpose (2010) to Piper's Story (2025). A Dog's Journey (2012) and A Dog's Promise (2019) are among them, alongside titles such as Ellie's Story, Bailey's Story and Toby's Story. Cameron's series are Dog's Purpose and Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales. Subject tags include dogs, reincarnation, human-animal relationships, veterinary physicians and children's fiction.
How many Dog’s Purpose books are there?
Dog’s Purpose has 14 books, released between 2010 and 2025.
Dog’s Purpose Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Dog’s Purpose books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12010–3/4
- 22012–3/4
- 320152053/4
- 420162063/4
- 520172033/4
- 620181923/4
- 720182083/4
- 820193843/4
- 920191923/4
- 1020192243/4
- 1120202243/4
- 1220212243/4
- 132022–3/4
- 1420252403/4
Do you have to read Dog’s Purpose books in order?
You should read the Dog’s Purpose books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dog’s Purpose book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dog’s Purpose
Start with A Dog's Purpose (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dog’s Purpose book?
Piper's Story (2025) is the newest Dog’s Purpose book released so far.
Is there a new Dog’s Purpose book coming?
No next Dog’s Purpose book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dog’s Purpose at a glance
- Still running
- Dog’s Purpose is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Dog’s Purpose books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,502 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dog’s Purpose books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dog’s Purpose books are about
11 of the 14 Dog’s Purpose books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dogs is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dogs 8 of 11 books
- Children's fiction 7 of 11 books
- Human-animal relationships 6 of 11 books
- Dog owners 2 of 11 books
- Family life 2 of 11 books
- Reincarnation 2 of 11 books
More books by W. Bruce Cameron
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- W. Bruce Cameron books in order 42 books
Series that include Dog’s Purpose books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Dog's Purpose books in order 3 books