An old man's comfortable routine is changed for ever when he adopts two Staffordshire Bull Terriers. The old man recounts his day to day activities with Rocky and Xena, sometimes using the dogs as a very tenuous link to a topic he wants to discuss. His anecdotes constantly meander and digress, but always return to the two dogs eventually. The book covers the full range of dog ownership experiences, the fun, the routine, the disasters, the poo - all viewed with a liberal dose of humour.