By Pam Johnson-Bennett
A completely revised and up to date version of the bestselling tom cat habit bible.
There are nearly eighty-five million cats owned as pets within the usa on my own. And-thanks to her typical appearances within the media and at veterinary meetings and humane organizations-most in their proprietors already realize Pam Johnson-Bennett because the authority on all issues feline.
Over the earlier ten years, the award-winning writer has persisted to refine her paintings and methods. From uncomplicated overall healthiness care to extra severe behavioral matters, from education cats to take advantage of a scratching publish to fending off clutter field difficulties this newly revised version of imagine Like a Cat covers all of a cat owner's so much urgent concerns-and solidifies its place because the subject chief for future years.
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As if I hadn't stared at it for the last hour, I studied the large black-and-white photo gracing the front page. Royce had his arm around a leggy brunette, a slight smile curling his lips. The caption underneath read, "Son of multimillionaire Elliot Powell caught with Gwendolyn Summers. " The article vaguely mentioned the two were at some sort of charity gala for kids with cancer, and I had to wonder which was the real Royce. The womanizer I suspected him to be—wife applications, for God's sake—or the Good Samaritan who donated money and time to charity?
Needless to say, they didn't part on good terms. Before he could have me arrested for assault, I had jumped in this cab, buckled up and prepared to meet my next client. That's when I found a piece of rotten food stuck to the seat belt. At least, I hoped it was food. I did not want to contemplate what else the non-removable grease stain could be from. Grease—or whatever—was the least of my problems, though. When I'd first entered the cab, I'd thought the driver had a horrible case of gas. Wrong.
Try it on someone else. " My jaw dropped, then closed with a snap. " Normally I would have been cowed by such a patronizing tone. After all, I'd had years of practice with both my real father (may he twist painfully in his grave) and Richard (may he meet his maker soon and twist painfully in his grave). But, as I've already mentioned, I'm in the process of becoming a new woman. A new woman who wouldn't take this kind of crap from a man. And, to be honest, the thought of being on that bad-girl list kind of excited me.