Glad to hear Luna is out of surgery and awake.  I just did this journey with my grand dog Max and my son Bob.  Max is also a German Shepherd.  He's now 5 weeks post op and doing very well.  In fact Max and Bob stayed here for Max's recovery for almost 4 weeks so I experienced it all first hand.  The first few days can be a little tough but once those are over you see progress each day.  Luna being so young will only help her.  Soon she will be moving around like she's been doing it all her life.  Max had osteosarcoma so we are following up with chemo but he's gotten his sparkle back and now it's like old news losing his leg.  He's 6 1/2 so he's older than your Luna.  There's a video on my posting "Max is out of surgery" in the treatment and recovery page of him outside moving around 11 days post surgery if you want to check it out. It is amazing how well our furfaces adapt to life on three legs.  Try not to worry.  Sally is right.  CHOCOLATE does help!! If you have any questions make sure you ask.  There is a wealth of knowledge here and I couldn't have done this journey without the help I found here.  They were lifesavers for me. 

Linda, Bob & Max

Oops guess I should have specified that yup the chocolate is for Grandma.  NEVER the dogs.  I went through quite a bit of chocolate those weeks.  Dr. Sally ordered it

Yep, Sally is always right about that!  lol

Luna will do just fine, probably better than all of you!  The first 2 weeks or so are usually the hardest.  Pain control can sometimes be tricky - too much medication and not enough medication often look the same, so it's a fine line to balance.  She'll probably come home on a combination of medications, so it's best to space them out so that she has adequate coverage.  Since there were 3 adults in our house that could medicate Murphy, I wrote out a medication schedule and we all marked off what we gave so that we could easily keep track.  Luna may not want to eat much, and that's ok.  Broth with some rice is good, maybe some chicken thrown in or whatever they can get her to eat.  We got Murphy to take his meds with peanut butter (be careful, some cheaper brands contain xylitol, which is dangerous for dogs)...we just put a little on a spoon and put the pill in it.  I guess a lot of dogs can smell the tramadol in it, but Murphy never gave us a hard time.

We're all here whenever you need anything - whether good or bad.

Donna

Their vet is keeping her for 2 weeks?  wow, that's a long time!  I don't think I've heard of anybody keeping a dog that long, usually it's just a night or two.