Stay / Larkin, Allie

Impulsively buying a puppy on the Internet after the heartbreak of watching the love of her life marry another, Van is dismayed when her purchase produces a one-hundred-pound German shepherd whose unlikely friendship introduces her to a ruggedly handsome veterinarian.

Van Leone, broken hearted after her best friend marries the only man Van has ever loved, is inspired by vodka and a "Rin Tin Tin" marathon and buys a German shepherd puppy on the Internet, only to learn, upon delivery, that she has purchased a full-grown Slovakian police dog, whom she names Joe.