What Is My Cat Thinking?: The Essential Guide to Understanding Pet Behavior

by Gwen Bailey

Book Overview

Gwen Bailey-animal behaviourist for The Blue Cross, Britain's largest animal welfare charity-has written two essential guides to understanding your cat or dog 's needs. Did you ever wonder why your... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571458697
• ISBN13: 9781571458698
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for cat people!

I absolutely love this book! I received it as a gift a couple of years ago and have gone back to it again and again, even though I have shared my life with cats for over thirty years. When I adopted a pair of two year old cats last year, I pulled it out again looking for guidance in making them a part of our family. This book shows many aspects of cat behavior using pictures with relatively little text, allowing the reader to be able to learn to interpret their own pet's actions by seeing different behaviors, moods and interactions caught in the remarkable photographs. I liked it so well I recently bought a copy for a friend who had never had a cat before and adopted one last year. It seemed a good way to answer all those questions about - well - "what's he thinking?". Of course it's impossible to know that for sure, but this book will take you pretty close. A slim book with no long passages of boring text, this book should be good for cat lover's of all ages and would make an excellent gift for new cat "owners". Scattered throughout are little "dialogue boxes" of text asking "Did you know?" with many bits of information I actually didn't know! Five stars all round!

what is my cat thinking?

Great book for everyone. It arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Great vendor.

What is My Cat Thinking

An excellent primer for cat owning beginners and pros. The photos clearly illustrate the acompanying text. A wonderful addition to any cat companion's library and a must for beginners!

Not a Bad Little Book!

The author seems to know her stuff. The book has an excellent lay out. Lots of pictures, easy to navigate, wonderful index, sort of like a FAQ on cat behavior. Everyone from the novice to experienced cat owner is likely to learn something about the subject. The subject itself is a little bland. Before you cat lovers all get upset about this remark, let me explain. According to Bailey the majority of cat behavior is rather simple, basic needs for safety, exploration, food, etc. Cat behavior is also rather simple: tail up or down, rub off scent, etc. This makes portions of the book repetitious. This is not a complaint. It is better to be truthful and a little bland than to invent a bunch of human response and lay those on the cat. All in all it's a good book and worth owning. Cat owners won't be disappointed.

Superb Cat Info ! ! ! ! !

This book was wonderful - I have had cats all of my life and have read many books and articles regarding them - but this one did answer a lot of questions.Easy reading, great captions and lovely photographs !