97 Ways to Make a Cat Like You

From the publisher of B. Kliban s Cat, All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat, and Bad Cat, comes a new book that answers the question all cat lovers ask: How do I make my cat like me?97 Ways to Make a Cat Like You is the perfect interactive guide to these mysterious, fickle, seemingly aloof yet really, just particular pets. Paired with a full-color photograph of friendly, extroverted, happy cats (in case you ve forgotten what a cat looks like when he likes you), the 97 inspired, occasionally silly but always behaviorally-based tips and tricks prove that when a cat is treated right, he or she will respond in kind. Within reason. There s the Eye on the Ball record a tennis match or a Ping-Pong game on TV to play back for your cat when he needs a bit of exercise. Cat Burrito wrap your cat in a towel, burrito-style, which is particularly good for anxious pets or trips to the vet. The Boing, Boing! wind pipe cleaners around a pencil in a spiral shape to create springs. Carefully slide off the pencil so the spirals go boing when pressed. The classic Tickle, Tickle tickle Kitty under her chin and softly say gitchy, gitchy, gitchy in your highest-pitched voice. And for the cat owner willing to go the distance, the There s No Business Like Show Business practice your best Ethel Merman by belting out favorite show tunes for your cat. Kitty won t care if you re off-key and she ll enjoy the stimulation.

Carol Kaufmann is the author of 97 Ways to Make a Cat Like You and co-author of the bestselling Photicular books Safari, Ocean, and Polar (Oct. 2015). A freelance writer and editor, her work for National Geographic and other publications has taken her to all corners of the globe, from the Pacific Ocean s floor to the top the Atlas Mountains. In addition to National Geographic, her writing has appeared in the New York Times Draft column, Reader s Digest, where she was the National Affairs Reporter, The Washington Post, George, and in the anthology A Woman s Europe. She is also the author of the ebook, MamaTricks. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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