Puppy Diaries

A heartwarming, laugh-out-loud journey through loneliness, resilience and the joy of unexpected companionship Raising a puppy is simple - feed them, walk them, love them. Right? Wrong. Life with Dennis starts out as a dream. Sophia, armed with Pinterest-perfect visions of puppy bliss, brings home a scruffy Parson terrier to complete her happy home. But soon, reality bites. After an unexpected breakup, she is left to face the chaos of puppy parenthood alone. And Dennis is pure chaos - he eats foam earplugs, shreds slippers and occasionally snacks on spiders. But he also becomes an unlikely source of comfort during a turbulent year. As Sophia stumbles through the mess - both emotional and literal - she reflects on modern life: the awkwardness of being single, the pressure to curate perfection and the strange similarities between raising dogs and babies. In these pages, you'll find: The disarray and delight of life with a dog who doesn't follow the script The quiet weight of navigating life solo in a coupled-up world The tender hope and heartbreak woven into the desire for motherhood The shifting dynamics of ageing parents and adult children The surprising ways love can enter your life - sometimes on four legs And the realisation that building a life isn't always linear, but it can still be whole By the end of their first year together, Dennis has done more than turn Sophia's world upside down - he's remade it in his image: wilder, messier and infinitely more alive. For anyone who's ever loved a dog - or been saved by one - this is a story of quiet resilience, unpredictable joy and the soft weight of a small body curled beside you when it matters most.