Our family dog had passed away the year before so my sons decided it was time for two new dogs. They hoped to train and raise them together. One son found a rescue dog. The other purchased his favorite breed, a husky. They thought since both animals were young they would be a good mix. My sons were wrong.
They spent many hours watching “The Dog Whisperer” on TV to try to figure out why these two animals simply could not get along. I received countless emails about the drama. After about four months of a barrage of emails, I decided a dog whisperer would make a great hero for a story.
I was right. Justin Blakely from That Doggone Baby is an awesome character, a perfect antidote to the stressed out fashionista heroine, Jaci Meadows. But the real heroine of the story is a 200-pound malamute modeled after one of my brother’s favorite pets.
Miska was a huge malamute, playful, smart and intimidating when she wanted to be. We all adored her and I modeled Baby, the malamute in my story, after her. Of course Baby had some special help from a few of the Heart’s Haven angels (the location where the series is set) but for the most part she’s as sweet and complicated as the real dog.
While researching the story I was so impressed with the new ways they are training dogs to help with veterans. Those stories were amazing and since my mother had Alzheimer’s I wondered how that would work for patient’s suffering from that disease and voila…a story was born.
You’ll have to read the story to figure out how all those story lines connect. Oh, and the part where Baby wraps the leash around Jaci’s legs and knocks her down…that happened to me. So you see, living is my inspiration.
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Doggone Baby blurb:
Everyone
thinks they can push Jaci Meadows around: her family, her boss, even her
full-grown Malamute, Baby. The dog reaches Jaci's shoulders, weighs more than
the petite event planner, and has decided Jaci's designer shoes are a favorite
toy. Justin Blakely understands dogs better than most people. It's clear to him
Jaci Meadows can't handle her own life, let alone a two-hundred-pound Malamute
ready to take on the world. Can one oversized Malamute and one very discerning
dog whisperer help guide Jaci back to her true path? Can she learn to say no or
is she just too addicted to the need to be needed?
Tanya
Stowe is an author of Christian Fiction with an unexpected edge. She fills her
stories with the unusual…mysteries and exotic adventures, even a murder or two.
No matter where Tanya takes you…on a trip to foreign lands or a suspenseful journey
filled with danger…be prepared for the extraordinary. Website, Facebook, Blog
