A graduate of the Royal Veterinary College, London, I, (Bob Hart), do solemnly swear that I am a veterinarian with more than forty years experience in academia and private practice in the UK and USA. I am also an experienced husband of many years. My wife, Veronica, and I are active members of the Florida Writers Association, and several theater companies. This means we have to keep up the appearance of being semi-literate.

A fourth place, and an honourable mention in the Writer's Digest annual writing competition.
Finalist in the Heekin Foundation Competition for 'Young Adult Novel.'

Selling books is exciting and scary, like giving away puppies from a favourite litter. How will they be treated? Will they be played with for a while then ignored? Will that wonderful new owner tell all his friends what an incredible litter you have raised? An animal charity has been promised an amazing reward if I meet a challenge. My belief in my puppies is on the line. The challenge—raise $10,000 for the Halifax Humane Society of Volusia County through my contribution of one dollar for each sale of 5000 print copies of Hart’s Original Petpourri between now and the end of the year (2010). The reward—if I reach 5000 sales, an anonymous donor will match the dollar amount. My book is available from my web site and all bookstores including Amazon.com Halifax re-homes 15,000 animals a year, runs a spay/neuter program, and provides education to the public and our schools. As a personal goal it gives my life a new purpose—as a kick in the butt, it beats energy drinks every time! And everyone who buys a book will know they are contributing to a good cause. You can find out about my litter, and me, the guy who bred them, on the following websites. http://www.Originaldrhart.com The new pages come up as separate PDF files. Checkout the trailer on U-tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICKEiNBAhTI If clicking on the link doesn’t work, cut and paste it into your browser. You can learn about The Halifax Humane Society from their website. http://www.Halifaxhumanesociety.org I shall be doing presentations and book signings at 1. Port Orange Library Book Beat, Friday September 17th, presentation 2:00p.m., signings 3:00p.m. 2. New Smyrna Beach Friends of the Library Fall Book Bash, NSB Regional Library, Saturday October 2nd, 10:00a.m.—6:00 p.m. 3. Deltona Public Library Local Authors Book Fair, Scrub Jay Auditorium, Deltona, Saturday October 9th, 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. We need your help, and I need to make sure that the anonymous donor lives up to the promise. Please tell a friend. I have been told that Petpourri will make a great Christmas gift for kids of all ages—including those with kids of their own!

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