Product Description

It has become ever apparent in recent years that divisiveness is poisoning our national debate. Discussion and compromise have been replaced by name-calling, bullying, and veiled hate speech. Never in our history has our country been so fractured between these two groups . . . dog lovers and cat lovers.

Using metaphors from the political scene of both yesterday and today, Dog vs. Cat humorously parodies government silliness and squabbles through the eyes of a cartoon canine and kitty. Humorist Don Asmussen takes us behind the scenes for an investigative look at the controversial Spot vs. Mittens election-one that nearly scratched and clawed our country apart. The media gets accused of cat bias in its coverage of Mittens's affair with JenniPURR Flowers. Meanwhile, Spot's dog license is called into question at the Cat National Convention.

Perfect for the pet owner who keeps an eye on the political arena, Dog vs. Cat scoops the stories-and then the yard-of all the funny, quirky things that cat lovers, dog lovers, and elected humans can do, all in the name of creating a pet-ter tomorrow.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #356348 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Don Asmussen was born in Rhode Island, a state so small that he didn't fit. So began a long journey through newspapers that included the Portland Press Herald, Detroit News, and San Diego Tribune. In 1997, he landed at the San Francisco Chronicle to write The San Francisco Comic Strip, a cartoon that trashed everyone but Don himself (he's sensitive to self-criticism). He also did a three-year stint as a Time magazine cartoonist. In 2003, he merged his cartooning craft with his bent for politics to create his current strip, Bad Reporter.

Customer Reviews

I'm Keen on This!
If you like to laugh, and like your laughs in book form, you really could not do better than Asmussen's exquisitely uproarious book. And for all those people who are off put but what happens in litter boxes and don't really like what cats are all about, then that's all the more reason to buy this book.

I once met Asmussen at a coffee shop in the Marina. He was quite handsome and smelled of lavender. Are you one of those people who always think that cartoonists are all about big egos, flashy wardrobes and necklaces and driving their Bentleys up on the curb like I used to be? Because Asmussen couldn't have been nicer and was cool with me fawning all over him. Thanks Don, I'll never forget that day or this book!

Brilliant parody of the presidential election process
Don Asmussen has a great knack for highlighting the absurdities in politics and current events. Being a fan of his Bad Reporter comic, I had to check this out, and I was not disappointed. The book is basically an account - fictional, obviously - of a presidential race between two pet candidates. There's the incumbent, a German Shepherd named Spot. He's been running an increasingly unpopular "War on squirels" (they hate our freedom). The Cat Party challenger is Mittens, described as "moody, aloof, and always hard to find (on issues)." There's a rich layer of detail put into this book, and if you follow politics (or happen to be a pet owner) you'll find this rewarding and very funny read. My one complaint is that it's too short, but regardless this book is definitely worth checking out.