New Life for the Doctor — Claire Vernon

When his young nephew, Peter, begs bachelor doctor Rob Mundell to adopt Solak, a ferocious-looking but lovable Alsation, to save his life, Rob agrees, although he lives in a small London flat. Slowly Solak changes Rob's way of living and he knows he could not bear to part with him. Then Peter's mother is killed in a tragic accident and Peter comes to visit, perhaps to stay forever. The small flat is now crowded so Rob decides to move to the country. Here he learns how to live and finds happiness he never knew existed.