Guide to Owning a Bengal Cat (Popular Cat Library Series) [Library Binding]

Jean S. Mill (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791054594
• ISBN-13: 978-0791054598
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,218,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You will love reading this book and savoring the photos!, March 27, 2003

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Maria Tkachev (Honolulu, Hawaii United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Guide to Owning a Bengal Cat: History, Character, Breeding, Showing, Health (Paperback)

You need to buy this book regardless if you already own a Bengal, or are planning on purchasing one. The author Jean Mill of Millwood Bengals studied genetics at the University level and was the founder of the Bengal breed.

The negative reviews that are on Amazon about this book are obviously from uneducated and or envious people. Jean Mill created and developed the Bengal breed to give today's modern society an absolutely unique domestic cat that retains the appearance and luxuriously soft feel of a leopard's coat. This text will take you on an interesting journey through pictures and prose on how Jean Mill evolved the Asian jungles Leopard cat into a Bengal cat.

Moreover, the joy that you will receive from basking your eyes with the beauty along with the sensual softness, and interacting with the gentle personality and extreme intelligence of a Millwood Bengal absolutely has no peers...

31 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Expected better from the woman who created the breed, January 13, 2000

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Cathie Kovacs (Stamford, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guide to Owning a Bengal Cat (Popular Cat Library Series) (Library Binding)

I expected a better book from the woman who created and promoted this wonderful breed! It is a very basic book more appropriate for someone considering a Bengal as a pet rather than for someone who already owns one. Very superficial coverage of the topics covered in this book. Most of the pictures in this book were provided from the same people over and over so there was not a lot of variety. 2 different photos actually show cats with a leash AROUND the neck of the cat which is very dangerous. Further, many of the cats pictured in the book were not very close to the breed standard and could therefore be misleading if a potential buyer where to use these pictures as a guideline for buying. Many of the photos don't do this breed justice. One cat, for example, was featured both on the cover and on the title page, and had the dirtiest ears! This is no testament to proper cat care and who was the editor anyway! The only thing that I did really like about this book was the "foto-glaze" that coated all the pictures making them look realistic and rich. Overall, I'm sorry to say, I would not recommend this book to anyone.

33 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only newbies would rate this book high, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Guide to Owning a Bengal Cat: History, Character, Breeding, Showing, Health (Paperback)

As a breeder I must recommend offline reading to many enthusiasts and prospective owners of Bengals. Jean's book does not misinform readers but also does little to offer up real detailed information that readers are looking for. Gene Ducote's book at gogees.com and Dan Rice's book here at Amazon offer the expansive details that Bengal lovers truly desire. This book is primarily a photo op for breeders. I'm not jealous or hurt; I'm calling it like it is a pictorial of Bengals from fine breeders. Yet the web has plenty of Bengal photos to choose from already. You can even get video at defiant.net. Only buy this book if you must own every Bengal book in print.

I won't leave my name because there is plenty of animosity among breeders regardless of constructive criticism such as this.