Eleven-year-old Daniel (
Matthew Harbour) is feeling abandoned. His mother died a few months ago and his father Mark (
Patrick Goyette), still reeling from the shock, has buried himself in his work. That doesn't leave much time for Daniel and a rift of mutual incomprehension grows between son and father. Happily, Daniel can count on his best friends Colin (
William Phan) and William (
Wyatt Bowen), with whom he hangs around regularly and with whose help he is training an abandoned dog for the Superdog show.
His relationship with April (Annie Bovaird), a girl his age whose mother runs a dog pound, isn't nearly as happy. When all is said and done, however, Daniel manages to reawaken his optimism and his taste for life.