For once, ladies' man Tom is fully absorbed by his job instead of women, and about to take a great leap forward in his career. But why does his uncle have to go to the hospital NOW and ask him to care for his dog Hoss?! Tom hates dogs! So he turns on the charm and tries to enlist his uncle's neighbors Ruth and her daughter Hannah - to no avail. In fact, all of his strategies backfire. In the midst of the growing chaos, his only true friend and confidant turns out to be Hoss, the dog.