Human guy/pup gets lost in the woods while camping with his buddies and falls down a steep muddy slope and can't get back up and hits his head many times and when he gets to to the bottom is knocked out cold. When he wakes up a few days later unable to remember who he is only his pup bane and personality remain. He walks through the woods getting food as he finds it but then a huge snowstorm blows in and he gets all turned around, lost and confused. He tries to get back but he doesn't know where he is going and can't find his way and since he is nor wearing the right winter clothing the cold soon sets in and through his travels he becomes hypothermic. He wanders for days and eventually he sees smoke in the distance but he thinks it is not real but is so desperate for the warmth he goes toward it weak and nearly freezing. He makes it into a clearing through a thick strand of trees and sees a cabin but is so weak he collapses in the snow and passes out cold.
The man who lives in the cabin comes outside to get more wood from his shed and sees the other man in the snow and hurries to see if he is okay and finds he is not. He takes the man into his cabin and changes him into warm dry clothing and bundles him on the couch by the fireplace then gathers the wood and gets a nice blaze going to get the man warm.
A few days pass and the unconscious man is warmed by the fire and he blankets and the other man feeds him slowly with careful drinks of chicken broth to help him get better. When he finally awakens the snowstorm is still raging outside.
He still doesn't remember anything about himself but his puppy side and the other man is understanding and willing to work with him since he is a puppy handler and trainer.
They work together for a while for a while and slowly the man is eventually able to regain his memories through his training and finds he was unhappy with his life before now and is really happy here because he is not being judged. He is free to be himself and who he wants not who others expect him to be. He is conflicted about returning to his cold and empty life and frets about it for a few days until finally the snow storm abates, when it does he realizes it is Christmas day and the man he has been staying with has decorated for Christmas by setting up a tree with decorations on it and is preparing a nice meal for them in the kitchen.
He notices a small box under the tree and becomes curious so he goes to investigate the box and is surprised to find his name on it! When he looks up he finds the other man looking at him gently smiling at him as he sits in an armchair nearby and nodding for him to open the box. When he opens the box he finds a simple slip of paper inside that offers him everything he wants, to stay here with the man. That he could return to the school, finish his semester, gather his things, and then do an internship in forestry and wood working with the man allowing him to be his puppy whenever he wanted to without fear of being judged for it.
Please leave a comment on your thoughts and opinons as I would love to hear them. This is a rough outline for the story it is not complete. If there is enough positive interest and feedback I may think about publishing future full length chapters on here of the story to see how it goes if you guys like it. If you have suggestions or comments on how it can be better or what I should change please feel free to say so I welcome it as it might help me write even better, thank you for the input.
