Newly divorced Ellen is alone in the house for the first time in her life and can't sleep. Her friend Alexandra tells her, "Get a dog." She visits her local shelter and comes home with Skip, a Golden Retriever with a damaged leg and an attitude. He's soon running her life, arranging her romances, and teaching her to laugh again.
When she begins dating, he disapproves the dentist, the salesman, and even threatens to bite the bartender. Will Skip wag his tail for the handsome Vegas fireman?