Small-town journalist and single mom Sara Prather can't afford the certified seizure-alert dog her son Max needs. The best she can do is to take Max with her to the local animal shelter so he can play with Jett, a big friendly bully breed. Max soon falls in love with Jett, but it isn't long before Justin Reed, an animal trainer for the film industry, comes to the shelter to find a dog for a film. Justin chooses Jett but can't promise him the forever home that he needs. Luckily, the shelter's owner, who is an animal communicator, proposes a win-win: Justin can use Jett as an animal actor as long as he stays at Bayside Barn and also trains Jett as a service dog for Max. Thrown together while Justin trains Jett, Sara and Justin can't resist the connection between them. But when Sara's work divides them and threatens to put a stop to their budding romance, Jett will do whatever it takes to keep his new family from falling apart.