Lilly is a sophomore student, smart, hardworking, and determined to achieve her goal. Packing her car to the rim, she drove to college three weeks earlier than her first day of class for an orientation on the first week and the sorority rush on the second week.
Soon she discovered that nothing was more depressing than a deserted campus with no friends and no colleagues. To kill time, she browsed her social media and discovered a picture that melted her heart and a post she couldn’t ignore. A five-year-old German Shepherd in the Animal Shelter needed a foster home until it could be adopted.
With nothing else to do, our generous student went to visit the shelter and met Jaynie. It was love at first sight, and Lilly offered to foster the German Shepherd until classes begin. She never expected Jane to be such a sweetheart, so loving, so obedient. Boredom disappeared but a new problem arose.
First encounter between Jaynie and Bosty
Lilly couldn’t imagine abandoning her new companion to shelter life. But she couldn’t adopt her either. Her apartment came with a no-pets policy. Desperate but determined to save Jaynie from a miserable future, Lilly called her parents, asked and begged for a special favor. But…
Her family already had a cockapoo, Bosty, a hypoallergenic dog, that didn’t shed.
Mom had asthma and couldn’t live with a dog that sheds. Could they find a solution?
Grandma studied the Internet for hours and found out that if Mom brushed the German Shepherd every morning with a bristle brush, got rid of loose hair with a hair dryer at high speed, and then rubbed the dog’s coat with olive oil, the shedding would be controlled. Mom should also wear a mask while brushing the dog, and give him a bath three times a week.
Jaynie bonding with her new Mom
Mom agreed to give it a try for two months. If no emergencies occur, the family would keep the new dog for a year.
Lilly is my granddaughter! I hoped and prayed that the new dog wouldn’t send my daughter to the ER!
Except for Bosty who cringed at the sight of the big monster next to his beloved Lilly, the family loved Jaynie and she adored her new family.
Unfortunately they soon found out that Jaynie suffered from heartworms, an incurable disease. Despite an intensive and expensive treatment, Jaynie’s condition worsened. Two months later my daughter posted on Facebook: “It’s with the heaviest heart I share the
update on Jaynie. She passed away suddenly yesterday evening. She was being treated for heartworms and she likely suffered a complication in which the abundance of worms can lead to heart failure. We had her with us for a short period of time but we are heartbroken.”
My daughter cried her heart out and even Bosty mourned the big friend he’d finally accepted.
Here are some of my books that include German shepherds as beloved characters.
Love You Doc Series:
A Complete Family: Nurse Melody is continuously late at work. Determined to find out the reason for her tardiness, Dr. Aidan visits her house, unintentionally scares her little daughter, and is attacked by her vicious German shepherd. But attraction sizzles… Audiobook
The Senator’s Family Series:
Fake Fiancée: Her German shepherd is her only friend until a senator’s son refuses to take advantage of their fake engagement and teams up with her dog to protect her. Audiobook
Love Plans Series:
We’re All Heroes: Finally reconciled, Dr. Jake and Lauren try to salvage their relationship. Will their efforts to save Ukrainian refugees and a wounded American major separate them again?
We’re All Winners: Scheming people and secrets separated them. With help from a toddler and a German shepherd, love may bring them back together again. Audiobook
