Thirty-year-old journalist Galina Isakova decided to get a dog after her divorce. And she started it. Yes, not an ordinary one, but a one-year-old English mastiff bitch, named Varvara, weighing about 80 kilograms. The dog turned out to be almost 20 kg heavier than the new owner, and almost as tall as her. With such a balance of power, it is not so easy to establish relations. But they coped with it and began to live together, enjoying all sorts of joys, but not without problems, of course, troubles or illnesses. In friendship and love for each other and for the K-9 forum, where “Varvarka’s Stories” appeared with enviable regularity. Now these stories, beloved by forum users, have become a book, or rather two books. The second is “Salute, Barbarians!” - about Varvara puppies. Both books are amazingly written, with sparkling humor, easy and interesting to read, both Galina and Varvara demonstrate remarkable knowledge of life in general and the psychology of dogs and people in particular. That is why the books are intended for a wide range of readers.