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What Pets Do While You're at Work
In the tradition of Bad Cat and Bad Dog comes a hilarious, photo-packed compilation of what pets are really up to while their owners are out earning money to buy their kibble. The work exposes pets for the fun-loving purveyors of mischief that they really are.
- GenresHumorAnimalsNonfiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2007
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April 10, 2019
it was funny but you could tell most of the photos were staged I prefer the unexpected ones.
September 12, 2014
Excellent for those who like foolish pictures of dogs with crazy captions. I happen to love that.
June 17, 2022
A small volume of photos of animals including dogs, cats, horses, fish, turtles, et al. Not all are the promised candid shots, some are obviously staged by the owner (a kitten holding a tiny rifle, dogs wearing Santa hats). Some of the photos are also very poor quality, grainy and non-focused. But others are genuinely cute and show off the animal's personality.
September 21, 2017
Just for fun! Hysterical
May 24, 2008
when i hear big crashes coming from some other room and when i go to investigate can find no evidence of what has happened (nor any cats in sight)
or the time i found a dollar hidden under one of the rugs they often sleep under in the back bedroom (a place i never carry money to); as if they were saving up for some grand escape
or the time i was doing dishes and i kept hearing a cat zooming by behind me to head down into the basement~times about seven~i ventured down the stairs a couple of times and didn’t see where they had gotten themselves off to (and i had never heard the corresponding bells on their collars indicating they had come back upstairs). It was if they were having a little feline bash in some secret corner of the basement and had invited all their pals (just run by real fast and she’ll never know the difference…)
the time Katushka managed to sneak out of the house and i didn’t notice until a cat that “looked exactly like her” came up to the window
similar to the time i came home and the two stray cats who “looked exactly like” Katushka and Dixie were loitering on my porch with the door wide open
or when i ignored Katushka when she was begging for her supper and so she decided to open the front door and go out and find her own
the times they hide my car keys from me just to make me think i’m losing my mind (is it possible i’m giving them to much credit?)
and the eternal question: do cats purr if there is no one around to hear them?
and if they can do all this why can’t I train them to do housework???
Anyway, back to the book…
most of these are taken from the website of the same name and include all sorts of pets
for the animal lover (perhaps even animal hater) in all of us… Always good for a laugh, or two…
or the time i found a dollar hidden under one of the rugs they often sleep under in the back bedroom (a place i never carry money to); as if they were saving up for some grand escape
or the time i was doing dishes and i kept hearing a cat zooming by behind me to head down into the basement~times about seven~i ventured down the stairs a couple of times and didn’t see where they had gotten themselves off to (and i had never heard the corresponding bells on their collars indicating they had come back upstairs). It was if they were having a little feline bash in some secret corner of the basement and had invited all their pals (just run by real fast and she’ll never know the difference…)
the time Katushka managed to sneak out of the house and i didn’t notice until a cat that “looked exactly like her” came up to the window
similar to the time i came home and the two stray cats who “looked exactly like” Katushka and Dixie were loitering on my porch with the door wide open
or when i ignored Katushka when she was begging for her supper and so she decided to open the front door and go out and find her own
the times they hide my car keys from me just to make me think i’m losing my mind (is it possible i’m giving them to much credit?)
and the eternal question: do cats purr if there is no one around to hear them?
and if they can do all this why can’t I train them to do housework???
Anyway, back to the book…
most of these are taken from the website of the same name and include all sorts of pets
for the animal lover (perhaps even animal hater) in all of us… Always good for a laugh, or two…
July 10, 2009
Have you ever wondered what your pets do while you are away? Well, in this book you can see some of the crazy things pets do while their owners are not at home.
This book has lots of funny and cute pictures and funny captions as well. If you have pets, like funny/cute animal pictures or just love animals then I think you would really like this book.
This book has lots of funny and cute pictures and funny captions as well. If you have pets, like funny/cute animal pictures or just love animals then I think you would really like this book.
August 18, 2016
Rarely do I ever give a book one star but I felt this book earned it. The poor quality of the graphics was really off putting. The photos looked pixelated. Also, there were too many that are well known online. I was expecting more original content. And the inclusion of obviously photoshopped images was really unnecessary.
December 28, 2007
It was fine for what it was. There were some cute pictures and some funny captions (and some very sophmoric captions).
January 29, 2008
Cheesy, but cute. Some photos look natural, while others are obviously posed.
September 7, 2008
Stupid book. I just flipped though and looked at the cute pictures.
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December 31, 2008
Cute! I've seen some of these pictures on the internet.
July 15, 2010
This is like icanhascheezburger but in a stupid book.
November 5, 2012
Not nearly as funny as I wanted it to be! It tried way too hard to be humorous, but the constant smack-upside-the-head puns were grating.
January 21, 2014
Can you ever have enough books full of adorable animal pictures?
August 24, 2014
Two of my favorite things: cute animal pictures and sarcasm.
March 15, 2008
goofy!
August 12, 2011
Very cute and funny! I love all the pug photos!
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