Barney's Guide to Training Humans: An owner's manual for cats is a humorous exploration from a cat's perspective on the proper training and management of humans. As humans we have clearly only survived through time with the guidance and magnanimity of our patient four-legged masters.
The guide looks at everything from human anatomy and babbling speech (we are not well designed), to plotting revenge against humans who leave, to the mysterious world of the "hallway" and the odd quirky things we humans do to frustrate the cat's harmonious life.
Barney is a task master and does not suffer humans gladly. His advice to other cats is one of accepting the complete ineptitude of humans - as long as we have thumbs.