The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein

 The novel follows the story of Denny Swift, a race car driver and customer representative at a top Seattle car dealership, and his dog Enzo, who believes that a dog prepared for the Mongolian legend will be reborn. as a human in your next life.

Enzo spends most of his days watching and learning on television, thinking about what he can do about driving his owner's passion, driving a race car and connecting it to life. Enzo ultimately plays a key role in Denny's war on detention, along with his laws, and dispenses with his observations of the human condition in the mantra of "what you manifest." Enzo helps Denny with the ups and downs of his life.