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

The average rating for Tea and Dog Biscuits: Our First Topsy-Turvy Year Fostering Orphan Dogs based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Darrel J. Antonelli What a heart-warming tale. Being a huge animal lover and having had many rescued dogs myself, I have nothing but respect and admiration for anyone who takes in unwanted and unloved animals. This couple are worth their weight in gold. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. In case you are concerned that you might be distressed by reading this.....every sad tale has a happy outcome 😁

Review # 2 was written on 2016-06-03 00:00:00 Stavros Moutopoulos What a kind and lovely book this is! Barry and Dorothy Hawkins decide to rescue, foster, and find homes for German shepherds, and this book is an account of their first year doing just that. The venture begins while Dorothy is in hospital'Barrie receives calls about a couple of different dogs who need homes and Dorothy comes home to them, bless her'and continues with so many wonderful dogs who have been abandoned or given up by people who, for the most part, should never have had a dog to begin with. (One exception is the woman who is dying and wants her dog to have a good home; she comes to the Hawkinses for help. But this is one incredible exception.) There are many stories contained in this slim volume, many of which will make animal lovers smile with tears in their eyes. My own favorite is that of a woman who wants to adopt a puppy that the Hawkinses have for adoption; she has lost her dog and misses the companionship. It's nearly Christmas, and she spends a great deal of time getting to know the puppy...before deciding that a puppy just isn't for her. She apologizes profusely for having taken up Barrie's and Dorothy's time, and leaves. On the same day, the Hawkinses get a call about a dog who's been found tied to the bannister of a house after his people have moved away; he's emaciated, ill, old. Barrie and Dorothy take him to their vet'a minor but important character in this book'who simply shakes her head and says that there's not much to be done; keep him comfortable...he has only weeks. (Yes, I was weeping at this point.) So, they take him home. Minutes later, the woman who had come to see the puppy bustles to their door with a Christmas tree that she's gotten from her uncle who has a tree farm'to make up for taking up so much of their time, she explains. She sees the poor old dog that the Hawkinses have just brought home with them and as she and the dog look at one another, his tail wags feebly; as Barrie writes, "It was love at first sight for them both." Not only does he survive for the next few weeks, he lives happily until the following autumn; when he dies, his friend buries him under a tree where he has spent hours just enjoying his new-found life. If you're crazy about animals, you will tear up while you read this book. But because Barrie and Dorothy Hawkins are so committed to giving their rescued dogs a good life, you will feel better from having known them through this book...from knowing that there are some really good people out there.