A Heartwarming Puppy Rescue

Rayne's Newsletter for Writers

❤❤❤We’ve just rescued a little dog.

Through an incredible chain of circumstances and coincidences, a friend and I came to visit a house in my village that has stood empty for years. Nobody ever goes there.

I heard a faint whimpering and went to investigate. I found a small dog down a shaft.
My friend and I tried to get the dog out, but I wasn't agile enough to go down, and when my friend went down, the panicked dog bit her.

I knew the owners of this empty house and had their contacts. By incredible coincidence, they are experienced dog rescuers and fosterers, and they live in the village. By sheer luck, they saw my message immediately and responded and came.

Stefano (the man in the picture) knew how to get the dog out without getting bitten, and he also knew how to handle it.

Rescuing the puppy from the shaft. The pictures I took aren't great, but I didn't want to interfere with what Stefano was doing. Helping the dog was more important than posing for photos. I didn't want to be one of those people who orchestrate animal rescues for maximum social media effects. Still, this picture shows quite well what happened.

At first, the frightened dog pooped on him.
But he didn't give up.

It was heartwarming to see how in his arms, the little one grew visibly calmer.
Stefano then took the dog home to foster.

If we hadn’t happend to be there that day, the dog would not have been found and would have died from thirst within a short time.

I don’t know yet if it’s a boy or a girl, and if it’s a young puppy or simply a small breed dog. But mentally, I’ve named the little one ‘Kismet’. That’s Bulgarian for ‘luck’.

There is more to this story. My friend came from abroad to look for a house to buy and renovate in Bulgaria. She loves our village particularly. And she particularly likes this specific house. And the owners are looking to sell it.

She may buy this house, renovate it and move in.
She loves animals and has been thinking that maybe after moving to Bulgaria she should adopt a dog.

…. In my writer brain, plot wheels are turning. :-D

Are you also rooting for this story to lead to a very special happy ending?

Talking of Story Plots:

Sulu the book-reading black cat (himself a rescue) recommends: Writing Vivid Plots: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors.

Do you want to give your novel a powerful story line? Do you want to power up a draft you’ve written?

This guide shows professional techniques for developing and structuring your fiction book.
It solves plot problems such as slow beginnings, sagging middles and flat endings, and guides you to write specific story parts such as the ‘Black Moment’ and the ‘Climax’.

The focus of this guide is on plotting full-length novels, but there are also chapters on plotting short stories, series and serials.

Ebook and paperback available. https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Vivid-Plots-Professional-Techniques-ebook/dp/B01KYHXC4O

Greetings from Bulgaria

from Rayne (who still feels chuffed about the dog rescue)

and the furry crew of rescued animals