Acknowledgments

It seems appropriate for this book to thank all the animals who have loved and served our friends and family, including: Artica, Kitty Lynx, Robert Kennedy the Cat (Park City); Mr. Johnson (Richfield); Soupy, Clancy, and Nebo (Salt Lake); Mitty, Franklin, Pinky, Bentley, and Peaches, the Pride of Portofino Place (Bel Air); Nala (Beverly Park); Bear (the North Shore); Summer, Autumn, Buddha, Snowball, Kirby, and Zelda (Santa Monica); Beck and Holden (Sammamish); Panama, Shikai, Louis, and the lady hens Emily, Edie, Gloria, Selma Alice, Genny, Helen and Glenda (Ballard); Betty Davis, Big B Wolf and Amy Winehouse (Bellevue); Timbit, Sheldon, Zoe, Barney (Snoqualmie); April, Boise, and Nellie (Lacanada); Peaches Sethi, Buddy the Wizard, and Oscar (Los Angeles); Oliver, Lucky Blue, Yoshi, and Snowy (Summerlin); Coconut, Kiki, and of course, Peanut (New York City).

We would also like to thank the pets who keep our writer friends sane: Tennyson, Indy, Avi, Hammer, Spike, Angel, and Mimi.

We owe a great deal of thanks to many humans, as well.

You know who you are.

Meow! Beep! Boop! Woof!

XO Margie and Lewis (and Kay!)