Cat & Dog Behavior & Care Advice
Amy Shojai, CABC, Pet Expert & Award-Winning Author
DWAA Hall of Fame & AVMA Veterinary Media Award Winner
How To Keep Dogs Off My Lawn?
Here’s my most popular Ask Amy YouTube video… what have I missed? How do you handle such things?
FIGHT OR FLIGHT: Thriller Preorder & Thriller Paperback Give Away!
I'm excited to announce the release of my newest thriller FIGHT OR FLIGHT. You got to vote for the NAME THAT PET contest and now the book is finally here! The thriller preorder is now available at a discount, so you can get the story at $2.99 until release day on...
Fight or Flight: Name That Dog, Name That Cat & Name That Horse Contest!
FINAL UPDATE! More than 50 names were suggested -- the finalists are listed on polls, below, and the POLLS HAVE CLOSED! With nearly 400 votes, the winners are: KARMA for the Rottie MAGIC for the Pup FURY for the Horse GIZMO for the Cat This contest, for the first...
Houston, We DON’T Have a Problem: Book Signing & Talk, Y’all Come!
Hey there Sweet Peeps! I'm excited about the CWA book signing and writers conference events this weekend in Houston, Texas. Please come on out an d say HOWDY! Here's the deets. CWA WRITERS CONFERENCE The CWA Writers Conference is an annual event for beginning to...
Keeping It Private! Our Privacy Policy
Hey there--it's me, Amy Shojai, getting serious for a minute about *ahem* privacy. Some of you get automatic blogs in your inbox after you've subscribed by commenting on a blog, for example, while others receive blog posts after subscribing to one of my free email...
STARZ, the Musical! Review & Trailer Samples
STARZ, the Musical We've been shouting to the world how thrilled we are with the premier our show STARZ musical. Even reviewers loved the Starz show -- see what Mark Beardsley had to say in the Herald Democrat here. This is the 4th musical theatre production by Shojai...
STARZ Contest: Script, Score & Tickets Give Away!
STARZ Script Give Away! A brand new play STARZ, THE MUSICAL premiers April 19-20-21, 2018 and you are invited--to win free tickets! Even if you're not in the North Texas area, here's your chance to win a copy of this original show (script and piano score), autographed...
Cat Writers Conference Shares Good Publishing & Writing Advice
I love a great writers conference, don't you?. Y’all know that I write about pet-centric topics in both my nonfiction and fiction, so the Cat Writers Association events are one of my favs--and I've not missed a single conference. Hey, don’t laugh—it’s not the cats...
Writing Advice? Publishing Classes? A New Pet Project (Maybe!)
I'm very fortunate to work at a job I love. In fact, I frequently am asked about offering publishing classes and writing advice -- who, me??? Maybe a book: I could call it WRITING LIKE CATS & DOGS! ha! Many of y'all have heard me say that I've had to "reinvent"...
Canine Coddler: Your Dogs Relief From Anxiety!
Are you a Canine Coddler? Y'all know that I very rarely (as in, almost NEVER) post guest blogs. But when Matt Hamilton from Canine Coddler reached out to me, I was intrigued. After searching for ways to help Lulu, their rescued English Mastiff, Matt and his family...

















