Animal loving Amber is racing the clock and taking on city hall for her new dog Shadow and learning that you can't judge by what you see.

Ten year old Amanda desperately wants a dog but her Dad won't have it. When she finds a young fox, she and her friend Maggie conspire to keep it as a pet. Little do they know the trouble awaits as the fox is pursued by a pair of shady, bumbling Russians with an ulterior motive.