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Have your story published! thriving in her marketing career and loved her busy life in Auckland in which she could do as she pleased. Two days later the SPCA called. A man had phoned up. The dog belonged to his sister, who was in her seventies and was going through the early stages of dementia. She had simply left the backdoor open and the little dog had escaped. "We had a good chat with the owner's brother," the SPCA volunteer said. "He has decided to take on the dog." Sarah was surprised to feel her heart breaking a little. That little dog had made a big impression. She had somehow been opened up to the world of dog ownership. She decided to wait a few days to see if the feeling passed. If it didn't, then she'd return to the SPCA and see what dogs were up for adoption. By Friday, it was clear that this urge to take on a dog wasn't going to pass. It both annoyed and excited her. On Saturday morning she headed to the SPCA. There was now just one Rottweiler puppy, the young Whippet dog remained and there was a little Shih Tzu as well. The Shih Tzu immediately came up to her when she stood in front of its cage and licked her hand. Sarah melted. "That's Lacey," said one of the volunteers. "She's just a year old. Her previous owners have a toddler and twins six months old and found managing a dog too much." "Hello Lacey!" she said. Lacey gave her another lick on the hand. At 7am, two weeks later, Sarah was walking Lacey. She enjoyed starting her day with a walk with her new furry-friend who she had bonded with immediately. Lacey had become part of her life fast. She even came to cafés and sat outside with her drinking from a bowl while she sipped lattes. She was so lovely to come home to after a hard day at work. What Sarah hadn't known before – she'd just accepted the pressures of work as part of her life. Lacey helped her slow down. It was "SARAH WAS SURPRISED TO FEEL HER HEART BREAKING A LITTLE. THAT LITTLE DOG HAD MADE A BIG IMPRESSION. SHE HAD SOMEHOW BEEN OPENED UP TO THE WORLD OF DOG OWNERSHIP." a mutual relationship which both dog and owner benefited from. Something that wouldn't have happened had she not stumbled across the lost little dog. about the author Lynda Jessen-Tye writes short stories, articles, poetry and is a keen blogger. She wrote a column for two years for the Nelson District Parent Centre Newsletter called New Mum OnThe Block. She has entered several short story competitions and is currently working on her first book. She lives in sunny Nelson with her husband, their seven year old daughter and a dog and a cat. Here's how to enter our Short Story Competition: Entries need to have a maximum of 1200 words and will be selected based on their interest and professional standard. Entries are to be emailed to: hermag@strettonpublishing.co.nz Subject line: Short Story Competition Terms and Conditions: Entries to have a maximum of 1200 words, submitted in double spacing, including a short biography of the writer. Entries close the 20th of each month. Each entry must be the author's original work and must not have been published before. The winner each month will be notified prior to publication, which will be at the editor's discretion. Her Magazine retains first publication rights for all winning entries for a period of six months. Entries from the previous month cannot be resubmitted for following months' competitions – i.e. entries can be submitted only once. Each entry must be original and must be submitted by the author. The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Submission of each entry constitutes acceptance by the submitter of the competition's terms and conditions of entry. www.hermagazine.co.nz www.h e rmagaz in e .co.n z | 117