Keepers (The Hooded Cloak Chronicles, Book 1)

This is the account of a dog, Kikki, and his friend, the pig. Even though I never had the pleasure of making his acquaintance personally, Kikki, it seems, was an every-dog, and therefore quite an ordinary beast. And although the fact that he could tell a good tale was, I suspect, lost on the pig, that faculty would so stir the hearts of those around him that their minds' later telling would lend voice to something legendary...

Kiki begins his journey toward the heart of the jungle, encountering friends and foes along the way.