Wet Pets and Other Watery Tales

The Book:

Edited by Hazel Weidman and Jacqueline Teare

179 pages; perfect bound; catalogue #03-1894; ISBN 1-4120-1516-2; US$16.99, C$22.06, EUR14.34, £9.94

In Wet Pets and Other Watery Tales human guardians relate how their family pets enjoy and meet challenges presented by the water, whether it's scrabbling aboard a boat in an ocean port or hitting the shower in a suburban home. From Cato "with hair slicked back, ears laid flat against his little skull, cat-paddling like crazy" for a nearby island, to Buster, his backside firmly planted in a child's car seat and Chester, obeying a very special command from the skipper, the cats, dogs-and even ducks- depicted in this book should warm the heart of any animal lover.

This book is a collection of short stories about water-related happenings with pets, written by their owners and contributed for publication in Wet Pets to help support the Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League (CRARL) and its no-kill shelter in Rockport, Maine. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to CRARL. The editors of the volume are volunteers, each with writing and publishing experience.

Most of the 51 stories in the collection include photographs of the subjects described. Animal lovers everywhere will be drawn to these recollections of watery adventures with beloved pets. Those passionate about sailing will be rewarded with images of boats, sea, and shore. Children and adults alike will appreciate these tales of cats, dogs, and ducks and the glimpes they provide into the lives of their people companions.

This project reflects volunteerism at its best. It is a tribute to all who care about animals. It ensures that the pets of the contributing authors will be held in loving memory into the future. Most importantly, these stories will help to support shelter animals until they can be adopted into loving homes.