A fun Novel: Lawyer for the Dog

Lawyer for the Dog by Lee Robinson was a fun novel to read. It's not a mystery, it's a novel about a lawyer that is assigned as guardian for a Schnauzer while his elderly pet parents try to work through a divorce and both want custody of him.
  The main character, a female lawyer from South Carolina, is enjoyable. Her ex-husband is the judge who appointed her as the dog's attorney. He's also still in love with her, despite being re-married to someone else. There are also other quirky supporting characters.  I recommend it especially if you have a dog!

SUMMARY:

One of the sharpest attorneys in Charleston, S.C., Sally Baynard isn't your typical southern belle. She's certainly not what her mother hoped she'd grow up to be, especially since she divorced her husband, Family Court Judge Joe Baynard, and his historic family with their historic wealth and historic houses. Maybe Sally was never going to be a proper society lady, but her success as a public defender and family lawyer have been enough for her. She's represented murderers, burglars, drug dealers and lately has taken on some of the thorniest divorces, all cases closed with her Sally Bright Baynard wit, charm and brains.
Or have they? One case she's never successfully closed is her marriage. And when Judge Joe assigns her to one of his divorce cases by appointing her as the Lawyer for the Dog -- Sherman, a miniature schnauzer-- she's forced into close quarters with him again. Juggling the needs of the dog, the angry owners, her amorous but uncommunicative ex-husband, her aging, Alzheimer's-ridden mother, and the expectations of the court is more than Sally could have imagined. And as rascally Sherman digs his way into Sally's heart, he brings along his charming vet Tony, a man who makes Sally question her views on love and marriage.