Describes the history, physical characteristics, development, and behavior of Boston terriers and discusses how to care for them as pets.

Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Eleanor, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn't enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister. Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffy demeanor of her new canine brother. She's sure she'll crack his shell eventually--no...

Life is never quiet at the Homestead. First it was disappearing animals, then a power-hungry dairy queen. Now it's a Renaissance Faire--a noisy, stinky spectacle that drives Horace to distraction. Bunwinkle, on the other hand, can't get enough of the festivities. She loves the thrilling jousts, the court intrigue... and especially the pickles on a stick. But when Eleanor and Clary's icecream buckets are stolen and several of the food stalls are vandalized,...