But the ground moves beneath his feet when he gets an eyeful of the girl next door. Owen’s comfortable with his playboy status and the hype in the media. Of course, the neighbor would have to be hot, hot nightclub owner bad boy Owen McKay, just the kind of man Callie is determined to avoid.

It must be puppy love! It’s doubly embarrassing since she’s a professional dog trainer. That’s right! Callie Lassiter’s normally well-behaved Great Dane Jack has run off and done the wild thing with the neighbor’s dog. So, I looked up agility and Great Danes on the web and discovered that not only are they competitors, but pretty good ones. But I thought that Great Danes were not good choices and probably too gangly to compete. My initial thought was to have my heroine Callie suggest agility training. This dog was left to Owen by his beloved great aunt.

In Leashed, I needed something that would draw the hero Owen and his Great Dane Jill together. I also wanted to be true to the breed when portraying my doggie star. For each breed of dog in my Going to the Dogs series, I needed to find out facts that would make my specific dog character come as much to life as the hero and heroine. Through research, writers discover information about the subject they’re writing about. Today, here at The RG2E, we’re Going to the Dogs, with fabulous author Zoe Dawson and her wonderful romantic comedy/mystery series! Take it away, Zoe…

Leashed by Zoe Dawson