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January 26, 2012

Cats, Dogs, Men, Women, Ninnies & Clowns: The Lost Art of William Steig, New Yorker Magazine Cartoonist

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William Steig is the cartoonist and award-winning children's book author whose work has appeared on the covers and pages of the New Yorker for more than 70 years. In Cats, Dogs, Men, Women, Ninnies & Clowns: The Lost Art of William Steig, his wife Jeanne Steig treats us to more than 450 never-before-published cartoons by her husband and provides personal insight and anecdotes about his work and their relationship.

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January 3, 2012

Time Marches On -- Caring for Your Aging Pets

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We are a youth-oriented society. The web is inundated with puppy and kitten "cuteness". But as the days turn to weeks, months and years, we find our attachment to our golden retriever twins only deepens. If you feel the same way about your aging pets, you know that a longer life also means our pets suffer more age-related conditions.

Amy D. Shojai is a nationally known authority on pet care and behavior, and the award-winning author of nearly two-dozen nonfiction pet books. Her Complete Care for Your Aging Dog and Complete Care for Your Aging Cat can help you turn back the clock and keep your senior cats and dogs vital, happy, and active throughout their golden years.

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What We Can Learn From Old Animals | NYTimes.com recently featured a touching slideshow (Isa Leshko thumbnail image above).

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December 22, 2011

Last Minute Super Cool Pet Gift Wrapping Ideas and a Look Back at the 30 Most Important Cats Of 2011



Now that is done, let's take a Look Back at the 30 Most Important Cats Of 2011.

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December 15, 2011

PetSafe Universal Pet Bed Warmer

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Our pets get chilly on frosty nights just like we do. Just slide this affordable PetSafe universal Pet Bed Warmer into your pet's bed to provide year-round cozy comfort in raw weather.

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The low-energy, low-voltage therapeutic heat is safe for any dog or cat to enjoy for hours. Our older pets with aching joints will particularly appreciate its soothing warmth.

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November 26, 2011

2012 Bird Calendars

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Bring the beauty of mother nature indoors. Calendars are handy to have around, and they are beautiful to look at. Bird Calendars 2012 make an affordable gift for yourself or another bird lover and are always appreciated.

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November 22, 2011

Holdiay Pet Book Gift Idea -- Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan

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Our regular readers here at Super Cool Pets know how we love our Golden Retrievers. If you are looking for a heartwarming gift book this holiday season, look no further than Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan.

The author is a seventeen-year veteran and former captain in the U.S. Army, where he earned the Combat Action Badge, two Bronze Stars, and the Purple Heart. It comes as no surprise to anyone who has lived with a Golden that his dog Tuesday transformed his life forever.

This review from Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing (with Bob Woodruff) and Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress says it all:

Wow, what a book! I think I was crying on page 3. The collision of man and dog, and the unbreakable bond they form, made my heart leap. Everyone should read this book to better understand not only the ravages of war, but the amazing capacity of the human spirit to rebound. I dare anyone to read this book and not believe in the power of love to heal.

Until Tuesday is available for Amazon Kindle.

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November 20, 2011

Super Cool Pet Video -- That's Amore!

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November 8, 2011

Amazon Hot New Pet Book: Awkward Family Pet Photos by Mike Bender and Doug Chernack

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Sometimes the love we have for our pets makes us go a little bit overboard. The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a new book poking fun at pet owners.

Awkward Family Pet Photos by screenwriter Mike Bender and TV producer Doug Chernack is a laugh-out-loud tribute to the strong, but sometimes, embarrassing bond between people and their pets.

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October 27, 2011

Amazon Hot New Pet Book -- Part Wild: One Woman's Journey with a Creature Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs by Ceiridwen Terrill

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Many of us who love our dogs are also fascinated by their relative, the wolf. What would it be like to have a dog-wolf hybrid? Part Wild: One Woman's Journey with a Creature Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs by Ceiridwen Terrill tells the tale of the author's adoption and life with a wolfdog--part husky, part gray wolf--named Inyo.

Apparently she picked a wolf-dog hybrid to protect herself from an abusive ex-boyfriend who was stalking her, but may have bit off more than she could chew. If you are romantic about the nature of wolves as many of us are, this book likely will relieve you of that fantasy.

In her quest to understand the differences between domesticated dogs and wild wolves, Terrill did spend five years interviewing genetics experts, wolf biologists, dog trainers, and wolf rescuers in the United States, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, and Russia. An informative and moving animal saga, this book is honest and straightforward and will leave you much more appreciative of your own dog.

For a fascinating review and more on wolf-dogs, read the blog entry at The Other End of the Leash | Patricia McConnell.

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October 25, 2011

Gross Out Cakes -- Halloween Kitty Litter Cake

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The Kitty Litter Cake is a fun party idea for Halloween. This recipe can be found in Gross-Out Cakes: The Kitty Litter Cake and Other Classics, a unique cookbook that contains 20 dreadfully wonderful recipes such as the Open Wound Cake and the Toenail Torte.

The popular Kitty Litter Cake is a bit different, easy to make and assemble. Your family and friends will get a kick out of it.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 spice or German chocolate cake mix
  • 1 white cake mix
  • 2 large pkg vanilla instant pudding mix, prepared
  • 1 large pkg vanilla sandwich cookies
  • green food coloring
  • 12 small Tootsie RollsĀ®

Equipment and Method after the jump....

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October 11, 2011

Amazon Hot New Pet Book Release -- Crafting with Cat Hair by Kaori Tsutaya and Amy Hirschman

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Are your clothes and house covered with cat hair? If so, collect those strands and put them to good use. Crafting with Cat Hair by Kaori Tsutaya and Amy Hirschman shows you how to turn those fur balls into soft and adorable handicrafts.

You can create kitty tote bags, finger puppets, fluffy cat toys, picture frames, and more. Most of the projects can be done in an hour or less and require no special equipment or training.

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October 3, 2011

Amazon.com Hot New Pet Book Release -- Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean

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Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by The New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean is the well-researched story of the line of related German Shepherd dogs featured in 20th century fictional stories on film, radio and television. The story spans 90 years and 11 generations of Rin Tin Tin descendants, providing a fascinating history of the rise of Hollywood, dogs in film and war, and the animal-human bond.

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The true saga begins back in France near the end of World War I, when an American soldier, Lee Duncan, discovered a newborn German shepherd in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel. Mr Duncan brought "Rinty" back to Calfornia, taught him tricks and successfully launched him on a motion picture and radio career. Rin Tin Tin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1623 Vine St.

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Baby Boomers will remember The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, an ABC television series which ran from October 1954 to May 1959. It usually starred Rin Tin Tin's descendant, Rin Tin Tin IV, in the lead role.

For a review of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, head over to The Dog Who Never Died | npr books

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September 23, 2011

Amazon.com Hot New Pet Book Release -- Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog

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Dog lovers have fallen for Boo and his adorable fluffy teddy bear look. He has almost two million Facebook fans at this writing. As you can see here, Boo is ready for Halloween.

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The new book Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog by author J.H. Lee and photographer Gretchen LeMaistre features exclusive new photographs of Boo doing all his favorite things--lounging around, playing with friends, exploring the whole wide world, and making his famous puppy-dog eyes.

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September 8, 2011

Amazon Hot New Pet Book -- The Divine Life of Animals: One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On

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Do you ever wonder if animals have souls? Are they nothing more than a biological accident, or do they survive the death of their body? Perhaps the strength of the human-animal bond indicates there is more to our earthly existence than meets the eye.

Guideposts writer Ptolemy Tompkins tackles this heavy-duty question in The Divine Life of Animals: One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On. Through researching 20,000 years of the world's history and myth, he discovers that many spiritual traditions have addressed the subject of animal spirituality arriving at conclusions you may not expect.

[via trainer Patricia B. McConnell]

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