Teresa Bateman

Left by the side of the road just before Christmas, three puppies are brought to a shelter where an older dog tells them how to get adopted, but the two male pups decide to misbehave to assure that their sister will find a home.

Arriving at a farm with sore paws and an empty stomach, a dog tries to convince the farmer that he could be just as valuable as a cow, a horse, or a chicken.