Don't worry I'm the same way with the names of people and dogs, I learn the dogs name first and then the peoples like a few weeks later.

"A Dog's Year" is about the author who already had two labs who were getting later in years accepting a border collie that had some major issues and the story of what him and Devon (that's the border's name) went through as well as some things that happened to the labs and the eventual addition of another border collie. I loved the book, it even had me crying in places because of the detail and heart that the author used. So yeah I would suggest reading it.