Hip-Hop for Dogs: From Bling to Phat, Your Dog Is One Cool Cat »

Janet Perr is a Grammy Award-winning art director and graphic designer, responsible for the package designs of hundreds of CDs and book covers and the author of Yiddish for Dogs.  She lives with her family in New York City.

Is your dog phat?

Is he a playa?

Does he represent?

There's only one way to find out, homie. Chill and kick back with Hip-Hop for Dogs. This dictionary handbook of hip-hop lingo features pictures of our beloved furry friends — from the flyest (or the coolest) to the most busted (or the ugliest) to the most stylin' (or stylish) — that are endearing, hilarious, and downright educational. The dogs in this book personify common words used in hip-hop culture such as five-o, Timbs, grills, hooptie, and many more.

Once you curl up with your canine companion and read Hip-Hop for Dogs, you'll be the most tricked out duo on the block. You'll have the benjamins for Spot's iced out collar. You'll be the sista whose pooch can break dance with a bone in his mouth, or the hustla whose posse rules the dog run. No one will come to jack Rover's toys at your crib because they'll know that you and your pooch are down.

Written and illustrated by Grammy Award-winning art director and fly biyatch extraordinaire Janet Perr, Hip-Hop for Dogs will have you sitting and staying at home, laughing your booty off.