Kids chapter book where the main character has a dog who is either an Egyptian God or Pharoah (or both) and they have to solve a mystery. But set in modern-ish times. Read 1990s.

[Court]

I think the dog was an Egytian Pharoah Dog breed as well. Beautiful puppers.

[SBC]

Do you mean that the dog is a re/incarnation of an Egyptian God/Pharoah? Can it talk or communicate with the MC in some way or is the story partly narrated from the dog's point of view?

The only story I know of where a dog is more than they seem is Diana Wynne Jones's Dogsbody but that dog is the incarnation of a star, IIRC.

[Court]

SBC wrote: "Do you mean that the dog is a re/incarnation of an Egyptian God/Pharoah? Can it talk or communicate with the MC in some way or is the story partly narrated from the dog's point of view?

The only s..."

The dog cannot talk as a human can, but through uncanny intelligence lead the main character to where they need to go? I cannot remember if the dog is a reincarnation or if it just channels the ancient Egyptian God/Pharaoh.

[Kris]

Court, around what year did you read this book? This will help narrow down the search.

How did the boy/girl find or adopt the dog?

[Court]

Kris wrote: "Court, around what year did you read this book? This will help narrow down the search.

How did the boy/girl find or adopt the dog?"

I read it around the mid to late 1990s. And I think the dog was found, and the parents let the kid keep the dog.

[bookel]

Not this then?
Flash : dog of old Egypt
Authors:Lynn Hall, Taylor Oughton (Illustrator)
Summary:The pharaoh's son tries hard to prove the pup whose life he saved is the best of the royal dogs, not knowing that to succeed means losing the dog forever

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