Drinking with My Dog: The Canine Lover's Cocktail Book

by Natalie Bovis, Rae Ritchie (Illustrator)

Overview

Bestselling author, award-winning mixologist, and passionate animal advocate Natalie Bovis pairs fascinating doggie trivia with easy-to-make drink recipes in this unique cocktail book for dog lovers.

If there's one thing we know, it's that we can survive anything with a furry companion and a cocktail by our side. Enter Drinking with My Dog, which combines our devotion to dogs with celebratory drinks in this charming, pet-centric cocktail book from Natalie Bovis of The Liquid Muse. 

Inside you’ll find everything you need to know to set up your home bar and mix 60+ delicious cocktails organized into dog-themed chapters, featuring rescue dogs, famous furbabies, wild dogs, cocktails for pawlidays throughout the year, and more. Also included is canine history, whimsical illustrations, and toast-worthy quotes. Drinking with My Dog is the ideal companion for dog lovers and drink enthusiasts alike, and is the cocktail book we’ve always needed to help us raise a glass to wo/man’s best friend!
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762480227
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	01/17/2023
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	46,823
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Natalie Bovis is an award-winning mixologist, culinary event producer, and writer with a passion for cocktails and animal advocacy. She founded The Liquid Muse in 2006 and penned three cocktail books, including the bestselling Preggatinis (Globe Pequot, 2009). Natalie writes for national food and lifestyle magazines and has shaken up cocktails on television shows around the United States. She is the co-founder/CMO of OM Chocolate Liqueur and teaches mixology classes to global audiences online. When not writing, Natalie is traveling, cooking, or walking her rescue dogs in the mountains above Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Rae Ritchie is a fabric designer and illustrator for greeting cards, stationery, gifts, and apparel, where her work is often inspired by the lushness of nature, classic children's books, and old photographs. Her clients include Los Angeles Times, Dear Stella Design, Fjallraven, Running Press, Workman Publishing, Peter Pauper Press, Feiwel & Friends, Compendium, Sellers Publishing, Design House Greetings, Manhattan Toy Company, and American Greetings. Rae lives with her daughter, husband, and cat, Nomi, in Minneapolis, MN.

Table of Contents

Introduction IX

Chapter 1 Your Home Bar 1

Chapter 2 Rescue Me! 19

Chapter 3 Will Work for Pats 35

Chapter 4 A Walk on the Wild Side 53

Chapter 5 Famous Furbabies 67

Chapter 6 Dogs Rule 83

Chapter 7 Friends in High Places 97

Chapter 8 Raise the Woof! Every Holiday Is a Pawliday 109

Chapter 9 Drinking to Your Dog: Create a Signature Cocktail 121

Acknowledgments 125

Index 126

About the Author 132

Editorial Reviews

Once upon a time, I was the only dog Natalie Bovis would drink with . . . I give this tome two paws up.”—Dan Dunn, host of "What We're Drinking with Dan Dunn"

"Drinking With My Dog combines my two favorite things—canines and cocktails! Dogs and drinks! My pooch and my hooch! I love mixing up one of these creative cocktail recipes while reading the interesting anecdotes aloud to my pup. As an animal advocate, I truly appreciate the book’s mission to create a better world for our four-legged friends."  —Zane Lamprey, comedian and host of "Three Sheets" and "Drinking Made Easy"

"Natalie Bovis’ delightful collection of cocktail recipes and dog stories is like traveling through history and around the world, and I cannot think of a more fun way to drink with your dog or drink to our love of dogs!"—Lili Chin, bestselling author of DOGGIE LANGUAGE

"Writer M. F. K. Fisher found solace in a solitary Martini. In Drinking with My Dog, Natalie Bovis (aka The Liquid Muse) finds solace drinking with her four-legged pal Lula by her side. Ms. Bovis is an award-winning mixologist and a dedicated animal rescue advocate; this is a great read for cocktail lovers and animal lovers alike!"
 
 —Dale DeGroff, aka King Cocktail, author and godfather of modern mixology

"A bar's best friend."—Tim Federle, bestselling author of TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD

"Like any artist who lets daily life inspire her work, Natalie Bovis wonderfully unites her passion for pooches with fun, fact-filled, and heartwarming stories, perfect illustrations, and doggie-inspired drinks that transcend the mundane menu. Drinking with My Dog is guaranteed to warm your insides!"
 —Jeremy Greenberg, bestselling author of SORRY I BARFED ON YOUR BED

"Whether you want to learn new tricks or get yourself out of the proverbial doghouse, you will find yourself dog-earing these well-written pages brimming with canine and cocktail lore. Double-dog dare you not to have a howling good time with Drinking with My Dog!" —André Darlington, bestselling author of BOOZE & VINYL

"Drinking with My Dog is a lovely tribute to our canine companions, filled with lots of stories, fun facts, ways to support dog charities, and, of course, some great cocktails, from the Stray Dog Sour to the Dingo Baby. The illustrations and organization of the book make it a super fun and easy read. Highly recommend for dog lovers and cocktail drinkers alike!"—Kim Haasarud, Liquid Architecture LLC

From the Publisher