Zoey, a thirteen year old foster child, watches her foster familys dog get stolen while shes in charge! The criminals, a pair of Home-Alone-like thugs, are after the mutt because he is a famous show dog. Zoey runs away from the desert on a cross-country adventure with her techy new friend in order to track down the dog and save the relationship with her foster family. Throughout the film, Zoey must dig-in and fight for the life shes always wanted, undergoing sudden personal growth in the process.