Cat & Dog Behavior & Care Advice
Amy Shojai, CABC, Pet Expert & Award-Winning Author
DWAA Hall of Fame & AVMA Veterinary Media Award Winner
Hot Weather Safety for Dogs & Cats: A Roundup
Here we go again…Every summer, earlier and earlier, we deal with hot weather concerns. With the temperatures rising, and Texas power grid in a precarious situation, please prioritize hot weather safety for dogs and cats as well as yourself. We’ve already had our upstairs air conditioner go out. And what’s uncomfortable for people could become downright dangerous or deadly for pets. I write about hot weather safety for pets each year. This time, I figured a roundup of articles offered the best resource to keep hot dogs chilly, and cool cats safe.
LOST AND FOUND & READER-ICITY UNCHAINED!
An autism cure will KILL MILLIONS unless a service dog and his trainer find a missing child . . . in 24 hours. RELEASE DAY IS HERE! And I'm doing the SNOOPY-DANCE-'O-JOY! Here's the PRINT VERSION of the book at $11.99 Here's the NOOK VERSION of the book $4.99 Here's...
KURVES, the REVIVAL CAST
Local playwrights Amy Shojai and Frank Steele announce the revival cast of KURVES, THE MUSICAL. This family friendly show returns by popular demand to The Rialto Theater in Denison, Texas in mid-October. Eight quirky characters, misfits all, become trapped inside...
Cover Reveal (again!) and NAME THAT PET Results!
Nope, you're not high on puppy Prozac. The cover of the book has changed! In fact, this is version number seven, and it's by far the most striking and mysterious, while offering a taste of what to expect. Like it? I love it! While many folks (me included) thought the...
Feline Friday: VOTE for NAME THAT CAT!
Yes, the day has come. I am delighted at the outpouring of interest in naming cats who appear in my forthcoming thriller LOST AND FOUND. There were 39 total suggestions for feline character names, me-WOW! I ended up choosing four or five of my favorites from your...
Woof Wednesday: VOTE for NAME THAT DOG!
Yes, the day has come. I am delighted at the outpouring of interest in naming dogs who appear in my forthcoming thriller LOST AND FOUND. There were 29 total suggestions for canine character names. Some were wonderful names but the same as one of my human characters...
Feline Friday: Name That Cat!
How does the kitty do this? Aw c'mon, you have to KNOW that a cat could outwit, out-maneuver, out-do any bad guy on the planet, right? This lovely kitty, though, also has been trained by the animal behaviorist main character. You never know when a kitty "trick" can be...
Woof Wednesday: Name That Dog!
Some of y'all know that my debut thriller LOST AND FOUND will be published this fall. Last night I sent back edits to my publisher and now we're working on cover design. It's a challenge because--well--it has to be right! Why do I talk about thriller fiction in a Woof...
Woof Wednesday: Food, Glorious Food & Worry-icity!
PET FOOD RECALL--REDUX Yes, it's happened again and the culprit is salmonella. But it's not home cooking folks or raw feeders, but commercial foods once again. BRAVO to Diamond Foods, the manufacturer/packager of a number of brands, that kicked off a VOLUNTARY RECALL...
Thoughty Thursday: Kittens, Curious Cat Facts & Author Trivia
This week seems to be all about cute kittens and that's due to my WANA friend Ali Dent and her awesome blog. She offered to review my book Complete Kitten Care and then followed up today with an author interview (gulp!). Truly, to me kittens and cats are way more...
Awards
CWA Muse Medallion Award
Dog Writers Association of America Maxwell Award
Fear Free Certified
CWA Muse Medallion Award
Cat Writers Muse Medallion Awards
Memberships
