Gerald McRaney

　　An unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family, while at the same time Dolly's father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to finally buy his wife the wedding ring he could never afford to give her. Meanwhile, an important person in little Dolly's life begins to see that her amazing voice and musical gift might just be made for something bigger than rural Tennessee.

　　6年级的马蒂和他的家人试图帮助夏伊洛（宠物狗）先前的主人贾德·特拉弗斯，他从一次几乎致命的卡车交通事故中拯救了自己。马蒂和他的家人努力往好的一面想，相信贾德能改正自己错误，不过社区里的其他人确信贾德永远不会改变。希望按照拯救贾德其他的狗的方式来拯救夏伊洛，马蒂开始帮助贾德去关心动物。不过，当贾德被怀疑谋杀了一个已经失踪的人时，马蒂担心他把自己和夏伊洛置身于一个危险的处境中。