A puppy named Rooster gets separated from his mother and siblings and has to make his way through woods unfriendly yards and lonely nights in search of a place to call home. Along the way hes poked by turkeys fed by a cat and chased by a broom all the while crying for his mother and hoping to be rescued. A policeman finds him afraid and hiding on the side of the road. Follow Rooster on his journey from a box in a shed to a home in a log cabin.