Cats & Dogs: gifts for the pet lover

Who Moved My Mouse?

Who Moved My Mouse: A Self Help Book for Cats (Who Don’t Need Any Help) is a personal-growth book for cats (and their humans) using the framework of classic self-help tomes to shed light on universal kitty questions. This guide will empower cats to make the 20 minutes they're awake each day the best 20 minutes of their lives. Carefully compiled by Dena Harris who has no expertise whatsoever. $12.99

Port-a-Pug

Port-a-Pug has all the perks and benefits of real dog ownership without the exhausting cleanup or the expensive upkeep. Easy to assemble, easy to transport, difficult not to adore and includes an adoption certificate and owner’s manual. $16.95

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Dewey's Nine Lives

Dewey’s Nine Lives is filled with inspiring, funny, and heartwarming stories about cats told from the perspective of Dewey's Mom, librarian Vicki Myron. Includes never-before-told stories about Dewey the library cat, along with other touching cat tales. $19.95

Dewey: Small-Town Library Cat

How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? This "New York Times" bestseller answers that question as it tells the story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Secrets of the Cat by Barbara Holland

Affectionate yet aloof, intelligent and inquisitive yet dangerously careless, the more-or-less domesticated house cat intrigues us as no other animal can. Now Barbara Holland offers cat lovers a fascinating, funny, and refreshingly candid look at their feline companions: their history, lore, and secrets, and their complicated relations with people and with each other. $13.99

Dog Stories

Dog Stories, edited by Diana Secker Tesdell, rounds up a pack of vivid and colorful stories about woman's best friend by a wide range of great writers from Mark Twain and Anton Chekhov to Patricia Highsmith and Jonathan Lethem. A beautiful hardover gift. $15

Pukka: The Pup After Merle

Told in Pukka's charming voice and accompanied by more than 200 photos, Pukka: The Pup After Merle tells the story of how Ted Kerasote found Pukka, recounting the early days of their bonding as they explore the wider world. $18.95

Lessons From Stanley the Cat

Lessons from Stanley the Cat offers wise and witty maxims from Stanley himself, translated by his doting psychotherapist (human) parent, Jennifer Freed. Whether you're a cat lover or prefer companions of the canine variety, Stanley's warmth and insight are sure to brighten even the grayest days. $12.95

Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

The last thing Gwen Cooper wanted was another cat but in Homer’s Odyssey we’ll learn how she couldn’t resist the kitten she named Homer and the ways in which he changed her life despite his blindness. An unexpected love story. $15

Come Back, Como by Steven Winn

Come Back, Como by Steven Winn is a tender and hilarious story of one man's uncommonly rich experience with a dog who wants nothing whatsoever to do with him. $13.99

Animal Magnetism by Rita Mae Brown

Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small is a heartfelt memoir from beloved mystery writer Rita Mae Brown that celebrates the animals who have loved, endured, and taught her, and showcases her bottomless love for them in return. Black & white photos throughout. $16