The Encyclopedia of TV Pets is an entertaining and comprehensive
journey into the lives of the world's most famous television animal stars. All
creatures great and small, from kangaroos, sea lions, simians, and horses to
elephants, dogs, lions, cats, and bears are here and pictured in nearly 200
photographs.
More than 100 TV series are represented along with the biographies and
true-life stories of such memorable animals as Lassie, Mr. Ed, Gentle Ben,
Wishbone, Flipper, Trigger, Arnold the Pig, Murray, Morris, Silver, J. Fred
Muggs, Spuds McKenzie, Nunzio, Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Judy the Chimp,
Benji, Morty the Moose, Marcel the Monkey, Salem from Sabrina, Fred the
Cockatoo, Flicka, Fury, Lancelot Link, Tramp, Comet, Skippy the Kangaroo, Rin
Tin Tin, Cheetah, London, C.J. the Orangutan, Eddie from Frasier, and
even the Taco BellĀ® Chihuahua!
The Encyclopedia of TV Pets is an amazing menagerie of facts and
tales, many never before told to television fans. Owners, trainers, and the
human actors who worked with the animals have told stories in exclusive
interviews. What were the animals' real names? What were their favorite treats?
Who trained them to do the incredible feats you see on TV? It's all here and
more in The Encyclopedia of TV Pets, a book that animal lovers will keep
handy alongside their remote control.