It is Pig the Pug versus obedience school in this rhyming story of a dog's rebellion and downfall.

After Ember is saved from a house fire, she is brought to the Sterling family, who run a ranch that trains rescue dogs.

Lizzie is excited for her trip to Aunt Amanda's sleepaway doggy training camp. But when Donut, a German shepard-Lab mix, is in danger of being left behind by her family, Lizzie will use her new skills to show the pup is well-trained enough for their new home.

Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.

When the evil Mrs. Stricker threatens to send Junior, Rafe Khatchadorian's dog, back to the pound, Junior and Rafe go to obedience school to learn how to follow the rules.

Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese cat who'd rather be his Chihuahua alter ego, is determined to attend dog obedience school.

Shortly after their police officer father is killed in the line of duty, thirteen-year-old Grace's older sister decides to adopt a dog to train as a service dog for a handicapped child so that she can write about it for her college applications, but, true to form, it is the grief-stricken Grace who ends up taking responsibility for the dog.

Homer is a real character who provokes joy, sorrow, laughter, excitement, and love with his sincere honesty. He is a real dog owned by the author and much of his story is based on true events. Homer was born and bred to be a guide dog. With his outgoing personality, he easily wins the hearts of his "Puppy Family" the Capucci's. However, he must leave to begin his guide dog training. Throughout his training it becomes evident that he has eating challenges...

"Gem is a golden retriever puppy who loves to dig. She gets adopted out to a handful of would-be forever families, but no matter how much she wants to please her new people, she can't keep herself from digging up the roses...and the lawn...and the couch cushions...anything that's remotely diggable. Over and over she is returned to the shelter, unwanted and heartbroken. The folks at the Sterling Center recognize Gem's flaw as an asset. A dog this driven...

Newly orphaned and living with the half sister she hardly knows, twelve-year-old Olive rediscovers her hope when she starts training a guide dog puppy.