Sarah Francis is a young woman whose life is a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after, let alone someone who dribbles, snores, and eats from the kitchen bin!! Yet, like it or not, her grandmother has bequeathed her a very spoilt dog, Patrick - her pug. As the four-legged interloper causes chaos in all aspects of Sarah's life, she nears breaking point. But then something remarkable happens. Patrick, with all his stubby, stumpy attitude, begins to turn her life around.