How to Get Your Cat to Do What You Want | 
 enlarge | Authors: Warren Eckstein, Fay Eckstein
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 130782
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0449912280
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9780449912287
ASIN: 0449912280
Publication Date: August 27, 1996
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Product Description
"A practical, down-to-earth guide...Well organized and easy to read and to understand."
CAT FANCY
World-renowed pet behaviorist Warren Eckstein shows you how to walk with your cat, make it come when called, play for hours without ruining your plants and furniture, and more, in this warm, readable guide for feline lovers everywhere. Here are on-the-mark observations, wonderful insights, and step-by-step advice for: Alleviating kitty stress and nervousness; Coping with feline old age; Exercising your beloved mouser, and much more. Plus: diet, grooming, and dentistry tips.
From the Paperback edition.
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 Best $15 spent on my cats August 5, 2008
As a life-long cat owner, I am always frustrated with how many owners give up on training their cats so quickly and easily (or just write them off because they are cats). Cats loved to be challenged and this book lays out easy and appropriate ways to teach and train, fix behavioral problems, and gently discipline your cat. Yes it takes patience, but both you and your cat will find it well worth the time.
 HOW TO GET YOUR CAT TO DO WHAT YOU WANT February 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book to be a bit over the top. The authors suggest extreme measures for control of undesirable cat behaviors requiring strict attention to detail. I love my rescue kitten dearly who is 5 months old now, but some ideas offered in this book seem unrealistic for me. I do believe the authors have the best interest of the cat in their strategies; however, I think some of the methods require impossible amounts of time. For those of us who are very disciplined, go for it!
 TOO cute... and I mean that literally December 30, 2007
I had a hard time getting past the author's mania for adorable little furballs. Here's an example: "Are your well-deserved vacations spoiled because you just can't cope with the anxiety of leaving behind the little furball?". Those of you who answer yes will probably enjoy reading the book from cover to cover. Everyone else will do better looking up topics of interest, or reading a different book altogether. Having said that, there is some good information here, and an important message that you will be a better cat owner if you try to understand the cat's perspective. I suggest reading the Publishers Weekly review quoted by Amazon, because that nails it.
My Kitties Of Mass Destruction June 28, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hmmmm... this book was a little too warm and fuzzy for me, and my cats still don't do what I want them to do. I like to call them my kitties of mass destruction.
I know the above statement doesn't really offer any constructive criticism so let me see if I can put into words what I didn't like about this book. Warren and Fay seem to be very caring and compassionate animal lovers but there didn't seem to be a whole lot of practical advice regarding getting cats to do what you want.
There were however, lots of cute stories about their animals sprinkled with a bit of advice - most of which I'd already heard. It was a nice read if you like animals (which I do) but not much help in the whole "getting them to do what you want" area.
 Fluffy book about "Fluffy" March 10, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found this book uninformative and a waste of money. I'm sorry that I din't buy a used book. This book was too cute with too many cute stories. I was more interested in learning about cat behavioral problems and how to solve them. I lost patience with this book. A very silly book.
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