Sally Brown, a successful children's book author and Army widow loses her late husband's German Shepherd, Buddy, only to later find him adopted by a new family - single father Mark Green and his teenage daughter Emma. Each finds a sense of Christmas spirit as they struggle to decide with whom the dog really belongs.

A divorced father reconnects with his son when they track down a stolen toolbox over the course of a weekend.

Excellent story about the love and friendship that exists between a young boy & his ferret.