Patrick McDonnell is a major animal welfare advocate. He's also a prominent proponent of funny and a keen observer of the small, everyday moments that make up our lives. <I>Stop and Smell the Roses: A Mutts Treasury</i> is a collection of dailies and Sundays of the adventures of McDonnell's dynamic dog and cat duo.<P>* "Patrick McDonnell's <I>Mutts</i> is up there with <I>Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat</i>, and <I>Calvin and Hobbes</i>--cartoons that are smart and funny, brilliantly drawn and full of heart." --Matt Groening, creator of <I>The Simpsons</i><P>* McDonnell was awarded Germany's Max and Moritz Award for best international comic strip and the Adamson Statuette from the Swedish Academy of Comic Art for Best International Comic Strip Artist. Mutts was also honored with the Genesis Award for highlighting animal welfare issues.<P>* <I>Mutts</i> characters are featured on special New Jersey license plates to raise funds for low-cost spaying and neutering.