Clutz? it has a dog and a robot, but not a robot dog, but since the title is spelled out like acronym I thought I'd mention it.

I don't think this one has been mentioned yet:
The Hidden Pearls

Kikki - there is also a sequel,
Ghost of Spirit Bear, FYI!
Kris - thanks for the link and for moving the thread. :)

yay!!! if another mod hasn't moved the thread by the time I get to work and on a real computer, I'll take care of it.

Jamie, your local public library may be able to find you a copy through Interlibrary Loan, if you wanted to verify without buying a copy!

(by Ben Mikaelson. on phone, sorry for no link)
Character, Driven comes out in March - I just read the ARC and I think it's exactly what you're asking for.

Just throwing this out there because it's a book with incest in it that I read as a teen and that stuck in my head for many years:
Disturb Not The Dream

You're welcome! I tracked down a used copy on ebay several years ago and it's been fun to revisit it.

This is the
The Burgess Bird Book for Children. I had it as a child and spent a long time trying to figure out the title as an adult!

I was going to suggest maybe one of Piers Anthony's Xanth books, if you haven't checked those yet.

Possibly
The Night Tourist or its follow up
The Twilight Prisoner. I think the latter one has more of a triangle situation going on.

Twilight Prisoner by Katherine Marsh

This is probably not it but from your description of the boy I keep picturing this book:

I think this is the series that starts with
The Mark -- but I *think* she starts working at the morgue in the second book:
The Vision