Tea and Dog Biscuits: Our First Topsy-Turvy Year Fostering Orphan Dogs »

Barrie Hawkins lives with his wife, Dorothy, in a rural village in Cambridgeshire, England. The cofounder and chairman of the German shepherd rescue group GSD Homefinders, Hawkins is a freelance writer and an experienced public speaker who often gives talks about his work with dogs.

Barrie and Dorothy Hawkins don't quite realize what they are getting themselves into when they take on the challenge of rescuing and fostering orphan dogs. Every canine character has a surprise in store; among them are Monty, the dog with a taste for cheese; Oscar, who has never been walked or played with but finds a new zest for life at the age of twelve; and Digby, the enormous ex–guard dog who, when he’s not squashing daisies, is squashing Barrie’s foot. Barrie and Dorothy welcome them all into their hearts and home, doing whatever it takes to change the dogs' lives for the better—and in the process changing their own lives, too.

The Washington Post - Yvonne Zipp

Tea and Dog Biscuits offers good-natured storytelling, judicious use of self-deprecating humor and a genuine love of its subject.

1 Squashing the Daisies 7

2 In the Beginning 21

3 A Special Day 28

4 Food, Glorious Food 37

5 A Quick Start 48

6 Healthy Exercise 54

7 Doubt 62

8 Helping with Enquiries 72

9 Goodbye 85

10 Squashing My Foot 96

11 A Friend 108

12 People 116

13 Death Row 124

14 On My Trail 132

15 Different People 141

16 Legal Complications 152

17 And on the Seventh Day 164

18 Unexpected 177

19 Sixth Sense 184

20 Hard 196

21 The Christmas Present 204

22 A Perfect Match 221

23 Happy Anniversary 239

Postscript 252

Author's Note 254