When her dreams of being a rockstar fall flat, Beth comes back to her sleepy hometown. Daryl’s dog Pup failed to make the grade at guide dog school and instead of leaving him to an uncertain future Daryl becomes a reluctant dog owner. They meet in the most unexpected way and maybe Beth’s on to something when she says it’s a sign. Although Daryl has a completely different take on what that sign means to him.
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Beth brought home a puppy. Daryl is less than impressed.
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The way they meet is anything but ordinary. One shot. Bethyl BFF Week.
After a breakup with his girlfriend, Daryl Dixon is left with nothing except a broken heart and their once-shared chocolate Lab, Louis. Swearing off women for the rest of his life, Daryl is more than ready to be alone forever. But Louis has other ideas when he has a run-in with a porcupine and has to go see the new vet in town, Dr. Beth Greene.
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Daryl finds an abandoned kitten and decides to take it to the local shelter where he meets with Beth Greene, who volunteers part-time. When she tells him it’s not a no-kill shelter and the kitten would only have about 72 hours before it was killed, he decides to keep it since he feels it’s a survivor.
Daryl and Aaron find Beth on a scouting trip. It’s been months since Daryl left her seemingly lifeless body back at the hospital. She’s been surviving all alone with only a scraggly dog for company, and it will take Daryl’s help to help her adjust to life within the safety of ASZ’s walls.
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