Rules of the Ruff

Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle¿s house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and amp;mdash; not content with being ignored all summer amp;mdash; she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice.

Sure, dog walking turns out to be harder than she expected, but she has Wes¿s dog-walking code, the Rules of the Ruff, to guide her, and soon she¿s wrangling her very own pack. But when a charismatic rival dog walker moves to town, she quickly snatches up most of Wes¿s business amp;mdash; and Jessie decides she isn¿t going to take this defeat with her tail between her legs.