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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Bantam Books (24 Sep 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0553817620
ISBN-13: 978-0553817621
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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'Vicky Halls has the Moggy Midas Touch. If you have any wish to try and understand the devious, mercurial, prissy, eternally lovable thing that is feline nature, you need to read her.'
--Tom Cox, author of Under The Paw: Confessions Of A Cat Man

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If cats were asked how they would truly like their owners to show affection, what would they say? Are we giving them what they want? Is just loving them ever going to be enough? Can we love them too much? Vicky Halls, author of the bestselling "Cat Confidential", has devoted her life to studying the human/feline relationship. In "Cat Counsellor" she explores the origins of this emotional bond and shows how miraculous results can be achieved by merely changing the way we relate to our cats. "Cat Counsellor" is packed with fascinating case studies and tips on every aspect of cat relationships, including those with all things furred and feathered. It also includes the fascinating results of the relationship survey, giving cat owners from all over the world the chance to share their feelings about their feline companions. If you have ever wondered why you love your cat so much, then this is the book for you!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Insight, 12 Dec 2007

By	C. Hemington - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Like some other enlightened reviewers of this book, I have also read Ms Halls previous two books. I have found them all to give a fascinating insight into the feline mind. For ardent cat lovers it is very difficult for us to stop treating our furry friends as little humans and start thinking as they do. However, if we truly love our cats we must try and enter their minds, and think as they do and this is something that this book teaches us. Written in Ms Halls style of practical information laced with ironic humour she relates tales that all us cat lovers can relate to at one point or other! If you truly want to understand your cat on their terms and not soley on yours, then this is the book for you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Most informative and very readable., 12 Dec 2007

By	D. Dawson (S.E. London) - See all my reviews

This book is both enjoyable and informative, and left me keen to experience Ms Halls' other work. In addition, I found I was able to rectify some of my own cats' less endearing habits by implementing some of the behavioural techniques described in the book. I'd be happy to recommend it to all cat owners who are interested in cultivating a better understanding of their pet.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 2 Dec 2007

By	Jack Hobartson (The South of England) - See all my reviews

I don't understand the previous reviews at all. I've read the author's earlier books and this is not simply "more of the same".

This book is fascinating and very well written. Its so rare to come across a book that gets into the nuts and bolts of what looking after a cat is about, from someone that actually studies cats in their homes.

The book talks about single and multi-cat households, multi-species households and inter-species relationships, nervous, aggressive and dependent cats, before ending with an interesting theory on why women love cats, and then the survey. And as a man, I can assure Mrs Halls that I love my cats very much!

One thing that became more obvious the longer you read the book was that it wasn't the cats with the problems, but the owners. For example, one woman who lived in a designer flat with her two designer cats had basically starved them to death to the extent they were chewing the furniture and anything else they could get their teeth into. And she wondered what the problem was! When the svelte shape of her cats was pointed out to her, her comment was: "I really do believe you can never be too rich or too thin and that goes for my cats too!" Should people like that be allowed to own cats?

There are countless other examples of owner's...well let's be kind and call it naivety, and I think the best line in the book is reserved for those owners that never let their cats outside. Whilst this is often done for the best of reasons, it in fact often causes behavioural problems. I can't find the exact quote, but it talks about the importance of putting to one side your own concerns and what you feel is best, at the expense of the needs and requirements of your cat. Yes, life is dangerous outside and anything might happen, but surely its better for a cat to physically experience a life than be forced to watch one through a window.

In conclusion, this is a marvellous book and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.

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5.0 out of 5 stars cat lovers will love this book
I purchased this book after reading good reviews in the cats protection monthly magazine. Ive only read the chapters I required but the parts I read were great and if your a cat... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Ms. Rachel Windle

1.0 out of 5 stars Dont waste your money
I bought this book because I'm a relatively new cat owner - my two are 18 months old, and my first cats. Read more

Published 23 months ago by C. Hinds

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting survey but a lot of repeats
More of what has already been released by Vicky so if you already own the previous two novels you might not want to buy this as a lot of the stuff covered in those books is... Read more

Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Gareth Wilson

3.0 out of 5 stars Anecdotal
Nothing new in this book. Mostly anecdotal stories showing no really new insights into cat behaviour. If you liked her previous books, this is more of the same.

Published on 16 Oct 2007 by J. Connor

3.0 out of 5 stars Mew...ving on
Much of the book covers ground previously canvassed in Cat Confidential and Cat Detective. if you enjoyed those then you will probably like this

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Published on 14 Jan 2007 by Mr. P. D. Mears

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