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Great book 
I ordered this book for my mother, and she is delighted with it! The book arrived timely and in excellent condition. I would recommend this seller to anyone.
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This was exactly what i needed for schol and it even got here before class that week so i was able to show off
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First I want to make clear I did not read this book from cover to cover. I work with cats and pick up this book every so often to look up a breed or to read a little just for fun. I really like this book for my purposes because it is so easy to grab quick bits of info. Every breed has a graph in the breed's description that breaks down the strength of different characteristics. The different characteristics include activity level, playfulness, need for attention, affection toward its owners, vocality, docility, intelligence, independence, healthiness & hardiness, need for grooming, compatibility with children, compatibility with other pets. I guess it would be helpful for people trying to decide which breed to adopt (though I think people should really consider adopting a rescue cats - they just seem to appreciate being adopted so much more). This is a really fun book to pick up and flip through because almost every page has a picture. The pictures are professional and large.
Another Must-have for Cat Lovers
I spent days looking at this book before I was able to send it off to the person I bought it for. I had read similar reviews when I purchased it and thought, "Ya, right." Well, they WERE right. It's hard to part with!So, this is another book I will be purchasing for myself. Sigh. Would make a great coffee table book, too. People who saw it in my home before I shipped really enjoyed it, too.
An Excellent Book!
I own and I've read this book from cover to cover several times -- it's a very well written and accurate book on purebred and mixed breed cats, a bargain for the price. The preface is an excellent intro to a book about purebred cats, and also includes thoughtful and well-balanced coverage of both points of view regarding the overpopulation problem and the role pedigreed cats play (and don't play) in it. When you don't take parts of the preface out of context it makes valid points. People SHOULD think long and hard before embarking on breeding any kind of cat, and even one unplanned or unwanted litter IS too many. Below is the entire preface:
"To us cat lovers, nothing is more natural than loving our feline friends for their grace, beauty, independent personalities, and myriad other attractive qualities. The fascination of cats is hard to define -- if you are a cat lover, you understand, if you are not, no amount of mere words could intrigue you. Since you are reading this, I have to assume that you are acquainted with the charm and joy of having a feline companion.
In the six years that I've been researching and profiling pedigreed breeds, I've developed a real love for these beautiful and intriguing cats. Exploring their histories, personalities, and myriad colors, patterns and fur types have been a personal journey into the mystery and magic that is the feline. In this book I'll try to share that journey with you.
The fascination with purebred cats is easy to understand since these beautifully colored and coated examples of the species seem to legitimize our feelings about felines. It's natural to want others to look at our beloved kitties with as much admiration as we do ourselves. These cats, with their colorful coats, histories, and temperaments, fascinate the novice and experienced cat fancier alike. Still, the cat fancy -- the common term used to describe the people involved with showing or breeding cats -- has become so much more than that. For many of those involved, it's a way of life -- a community of people dedicated to breeding, showing, and loving cats.
We must remember, however, that purebred cats comprise only an approximate five percent of the total cat population in the United States today, and cat lovers are of two minds when it comes to our feline friends. In one camp, cat lovers wish to retain their right to breed the cats they have worked so hard to protect, promote, and perfect. In another, cat lovers watch helplessly as an endless tide of equally beautiful and worthy cats are euthanized because there aren't enough homes for them all. Do purebred breeds contribute to the overpopulation problem? Yes. Would the overpopulation problem go away if all purebred breeding stopped tomorrow? No. Purebreds make up too small a percentage. It will take an effort on the part of all of us cat owners to put an end to what is most certainly a national tragedy. I offer this book as a modest tribute to the lovely purebred and random-bred members of the species Felis catus, and urge that you think long and hard before you decide to breed cats -- pedigreed or otherwise. Even one litter is too many."
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