I've always loved my pets, but have never written a book about any of them before. Putting together these children's books in the last few months has been fun and interesting. What prompted me to take pictures of Miss Myrtie and put together picture books are the facts that she is getting older and that my great-nieces and great-nephews are at the age where they enjoy picture books. What is fun is that she seems to really enjoy being a model. She recognizes the phrase "taking pretty pictures". I pay her with little pieces of chicken jerky and she thinks it is the most fun game in town. It's getting where she perks up when I get out the camera. We keep these sessions to no more than about fifteen minutes. Myrtie models for greeting cards, t-shirts, and mugs available on Zazzle at zazzle.com/myrtieshuman*.