Puppy Love - Frauke Scheunemann (2012)

When Hercules the Dachshund puppy gets rescued from the dog shelter by his new owner, he thinks he's struck gold. His new owner, Caroline, is just perfect, the only problem is her choice in men. Not impressed with her boyfriend, Thomas, he schemes to get rid of him and then he's shocked that it makes her miserable. In a bid to cheer her up he starts a quest to find Caroline a new mate, unfortunately it's tricky for a puppy to understand what women want. This is a really likeable, endearing book; sort of Disney meets chick lit. As a dog person I really enjoyed imagining what Hercules the dog thought about human relationships - and it made me look at my dog in a different way! (AB)

Puppy Love, by German author Frauke Scheunemann, is about one puppy's quest to find his mistress a mate. The synopsis says: "Hercules is a dachshund puppy with the very highest standards. In his opinion, the perfect woman has an excellent pedigree, owns a nice big sofa for naps and will give away half her dinner at a flash of his big brown eyes. That's what he loves about his owner, Caroline. There's just one problem: Caroline has terrible taste in men. Hercules managed to get rid of her last boyfriend, but now she's miserable ... which means Hercules is miserable too. Luckily, Hercules has a faultless plan to find Caroline the perfect man - someone who adores her as much as he does. But when he brings home a delicious-smelling stranger he found snoozing on a park bench, Caroline is not impressed. Perhaps she would be happier with someone she already knows - like her dog-loving best friend Daniel? Once again, it's all up to Hercules. But as his elaborate schemes start to unravel, even he has to admit the human heart is more complicated than he'd thought. Maybe true love is never a walk in the park ..." Scheunemann also has published a series of novels with her sister under the pseudonym of Anne Hertz.

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