If you’ve ever visited Dogster’s For the Love of Dog blog, you’re familiar with Bo, who’s just penned his first book, Bad to the Bone. In it, he describes life with his beleaguered feline roommate, Moose, and his humans, Dogster bloggers Horst and Lisa. We’re thrilled that the book has been officially released so that we can all get a dog’s eye view of Life with Bo.
Here’s the post from the For Love of Dog blog:
“You’ll laugh, you’ll howl, you’ll practically wag with pleasure….Bo is truly the voice of his doggy generation” – Dr. Marty Becker
“Witty commentary and hilarious observations.”—Dog Living
“A real treat. Bo is so distinctively adorable and funny, that no other dog will be able to follow in his pawsteps”- Tracie Hotchner
Let’s get this clear right away: I’m a dog.
I’m 1′10″ and weigh 63 lbs, and although I’m a mutt on the outside, I’m a purebred on the inside. My good nature comes from the Golden Retriever side of the family, while my stubbornness is clearly from my Chowchow bloodlines. I’ve got Rastafarian ears, a black tongue for licking, and paws that should be on a dog twice my size.
I type 60 words a minute.
My name is Bo, and this is my story.
From shelter dog reject to beloved pet and popular doggie blogger, Bo Hoefinger’s life has been anything but ordinary.
Join this incorrigible canine as he welcomes us into his life, complete with his wacky “parents,” a constipated feline housemate, and chipmunk warfare. Bad to the Bone is an unforgettable, laugh-out-loud tale of love and loyalty that reveals the true heart of a modern American family.
A frequent contributor to local fence post 12, Bo continues his nonprofit work with the Beneath the Fence Society. In his spare time he dabbles in knocking over garbage pails, barking uncontrollably, and generally being a helpful force around the house.
He lives in Atlanta.
Grab a copy of BAD TO THE BONE for yourself and then a few for your dog loving friends. Can you think of a better gift for a dog lover than a book written by a dog? The holidays will be here before you know it and Bo thinks every dog in America, and beyond, should wake up x-mas morning to find a copy of his book in their stocking. It also works well as a gift for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, Bo doesn’t discriminate against any breed or holiday.
Bo’s book is now available, you can order online at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, BooksaMillion.com, indieBound.org, borders.com, or your favorite retailer. Spread the word to all your pup pals so they can get themselves a copy of the first memoir written by a dog ever published in non-fiction.
A big thank you goes out to the fine folks at Dogster HQ’s for all their support and help. A note of gratitude to all the Dogsters out there who believed in us and wanted to see a book written through a dog’s eyes, it’s you guys that helped make this happen.
Thank you to all!
Bo, Horst and Lisa
Concats on the publication, and we’ll look for Bo on the New York Times bestseller list!
I am thrilled to report that Dewey the Library Cat has a successor: an orange and white tabby stray found by the side of a snow-covered road by Sue Seltzer, who works in Spencer, Iowa (the small town made famous by Dewey). Myron said she “fell in love instantly.”
“I was out and about and met a truck that swerved in the road,” Selzer says. “I saw something and thought it was some garbage or something but when I got close I saw it was a kitten.”
Selzer pulled into a parking lot, then walked into the street to pick up the cat.
“It was snowing quite heavily and she was covered in snow. She had ice chunks hanging from her. She had twigs and leaves tangled in her fur,” Selzer says. “I took her back to my office and dried her off, put some warm water on her and cleaned her up.”
Two days later, she took the cat to the Spencer Public Library, where Myron was meeting with a Japanese television crew working on a show about Myron and Dewey.
The new kitten’s name is Page, suggested by a fan who said it was because she was turning over a new page in her life.
Myron’s house — not the library — will be Page’s new home. The library has decided against adopting Page as a new boarder. (ARE THEY INSANE??? DIDN’T THEY READ THE BOOK??) The library board will discuss adopting a new cat at its Jan 8th meeting.
The kitten has thrived under Myron’s care:
“She’s a sweet, loving cat, very affectionate, very easy going,” she says. “She’s definitely a girl but eats like a pig, probably because she was a street cat that probably had to fend for herself.”
Although her book, which reached No. 1 on The New York Times list of nonfiction best sellers earlier this year and remains at No. 2, has kept Myron on the road promoting her work, she didn’t hesitate taking the kitten.
“I knew if the right one came along at the right time I’d get one, but I was hoping it would be a couple of years down the road because I’m not around much,” she says. “But here she is. We kind of found each other.”
We were going to rite a review of the Dewey book, but my best frends Kimo and Sabi rote a review that was so good I asked them if I could reprint thares. They rote it to purrmote a giveaway thare having on thare blog: thare giving away FIVE copies of the book. So win yoo git done reeding thare review, hop on over to thare blog and submit an entry to win a copy of this grate book!
… Take it away Kimo and Sabi!
Dewey Readmore Books. That’s his full name – da famous library cat from Spencer, Iowa. He wuz a furry handsome floofy ginger dood. That is who this book is about. This is a TRUE story, and that’s whut makes it SO special. It is written by da nice lady who found Dewey in da return book drop box at da library. Can you believe that?! Some doofus put a cute fur baby in da book drop box on a furry cold winter night – but luckily he was saved by da library lady . . . AND da whole town!
This story began in da late ‘80’s when da economy in Spencer, Iowa (and most farm communities) was in da litterbox, but Dewey’s purrsonality brought life back to da town and brought inspiration, hope, and love back into da lives of da peoples of da town. Peoples started coming from all over da werld to visit Dewey at da Spencer library. Dewey ruled da library fer 19 years! He liked all kinds of peoples – from old to blurpy.
This wuz Dewey’s job description at da library (excerpt from da book):
Reducing stress for all humans who pay attention to him.
Sitting by the front door every morning at 9:00 am to greet the public as they enter the library.
Sampling all boxes that enter the library for security problems and comfort level.
Attending all meetings in the Round Room as official library ambassador.
Providing comic relief for staff and visitors whenever possible.
Climbing in book bags and briefcases while patrons are studying or trying to retrieve needed papers underneath him.
Generating free national and world-wide publicity for Spencer Public Library. (This entails sitting still for photographs, smiling for the camera, and generally being cute.)
Working toward status as world’s most finicky cat by refusing all but the most expensive, delectable foods—and even turning up his nose at those most of the time.
He hadded his own heated kitty cup and he snoopervised da library staff by riding on da book cart to make sure they put da books back in da right spot. He wus furry punctual and always greeted da library director wif a wave in da morning. He would curl up on da lap of a little blurp during story time. He even hadded a wild adventure out of doors – then he realized he hadded a pretty good gig at da library.
Once you start reading this book you will not be able to put it down – or in our case, we gotted it on audio CD and we hadded to make excuses fer Mommakitty to drive us around town so we could finish it! Anyhoo . . .
The following quiz is from Workman.com, publishers of the New York Times bestselling book All I Need to Know I Learned From My Cat, by Suzy Becker (and her muse, Binky, a “Holstein” cowcat). The Double-Platinum Collector’s Edition of the book features 48 new pages, including this quiz. (Okay, I know most of you won’t actually need to take the quiz to find out if you’re a Cat Person, but play along with me on this — the illustrations are worth the price of admission.)
“You’ll laugh, you’ll howl, you’ll practically wag with pleasure….Bo is truly the voice of his doggy generation” – Dr. Marty Becker
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Me and my Food Lady are reeding a grate book rite now: 
Dewey Readmore Books. That’s his full name – da famous library cat from Spencer, Iowa. He wuz a furry handsome floofy ginger dood. That is who this book is about. This is a TRUE story, and that’s whut makes it SO special. It is written by da nice lady who found Dewey in da return book drop box at da library. Can you believe that?! Some doofus put a cute fur baby in da book drop box on a furry cold winter night – but luckily he was saved by da library lady . . . AND da whole town!
This wuz Dewey’s job description at da library (excerpt from da book):
He hadded his own heated kitty cup and he snoopervised da library staff by riding on da book cart to make sure they put da books back in da right spot. He wus furry punctual and always greeted da library director wif a wave in da morning. He would curl up on da lap of a little blurp during story time. He even hadded a wild adventure out of doors – then he realized he hadded a pretty good gig at da library.
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