These are quite different (no dragons or Amish folk!) but I just loved them. Non-fiction.
"Following Atticus," by Tom Ryan. Man climbs mountains in NH, accompanied by his little dog. But it is so much more than that. He's a great writer.
Then I found his second book, "Will's Red Coat", about taking in an aged blind, deaf dog and caring for him in his last years. But not just caring, giving him a fantastic life.
If anyone likes dogs, I recommend both of these.