[.ca] The Cats' House (ISBN 0836221834)

Make sure to get the FULL sized edition!!!:
Great book, just make sure you get the FULL sized version, I believe it is ISBN: 0836221834. The pictures are too good to be wasted on the teensy weensy edition offered by Amazon. Oooooops!! It never crossed my mind to look at the dimensions. \o(in inches): 0.39 x 3.81 x 3.25\c

The Ultimate Cats' Meow of A Pad!:
Saw this on HGTV and wanted a record of all the neat ideas for creating a cats' activity center, i.e. the whole house. The neat thing for me is the creative openings in the walls that Walker does. Jerry, his biggest eater, eventually outgrew many of them! The cover photo says it all, three cats coming down a staircase. What a neat, creative idea to inspire.

The Cat's House:
I would not recommend this book. I bought it thinking it was going to help me build my own cat's house. Was I wrong. The book is very small, about 3&1/2" square. I could hardly see the pictures in this book. A complete waste of money if you ask me. I was very disappointed when I received this book.

Build your own feline paradise:
If you're really into cats, bright colors, and Mexican folk art, this is a five-star book for you! But even if you're just really into cats and Walker's decorating style ain't your thing, this is nonetheless a worthwhile purchase. After introducing the feline family, Walker describes how he and his wife built an impressive overhead cat transport system into their home (it started by accident -- all they wanted was a room divider and a built-in scratching post). Even if you can't imagine reproducing a neon-lit zigzag for cats on the ceiling of your hallway, it's easy enough to adapt Walker's ideas to fit any decorating style. The book includes some construction diagrams and a lot of helpful hints from the wisdom of experience (e.g., Walker found that putting "cat-walks" flush against the wall didn't allow the felines enough space to turn around). The vibrant photography shows the amazing possibilities of what can be done with lumber, a tape measure, imagination, and lots of cats!

A Dream to Build On:
Bob Walker's "The Cats' House" is not the type of book that gives you detailed plans and instructions on how to build catwalks, stairs and doorways for your cat. This would be impossible because each house is so different. What it gives you instead is a beautifully illustrated vision of what it would be like to live in a house with nine cats walking, napping and playing overhead. What you ultimately do with this vision is up to you, your carpentry skills and budget. The stunningly gorgeous photographs, architecture and interior design in this book give you the fuel you need to stoke your own creative fire. After reading Walker's book and poring over the photographs, I challenge any cat lover not to have the same reaction I did, namely, that of looking around my home trying to figure out how I too could transform my living space in order to make it more fun for my cats. Now, I think I'll go look at some books about woodworking!