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Summary: Heartwarming and often hilarious, this true story follows a year in the life of Barrie and Dorothy Hawkins, a couple who get more than they bargained for when they decide to rescue and foster orphan dogs. Each canine arrival has a surprise in store: Monty has a taste for cheese; Oscar has never been walked or played with, but he develops a new zest for life at age 12; and Digby, an enormous guard dog, is a squasher--if he's not squashing the daisies, he is squashing Barrie's foot. Always game, Barrie and Dorothy welcome all the dogs that come into their hearts and home, doing whatever it takes to change the dogs' lives--and their own in the process.