When Dobie's essay on "My Dog" gets changed to "My Dad", Dobie finds his father more interested in being close to him than ever before. But when Herbert discovers a rough draft of the essay, will the truth destroy all the newfound father/son harmony?

Herbert yearns for a promotion within his Bison lodge, but Dobie has gotten off on the wrong foot with the man who can make Herbert's dream come true. So Herbert begs Dobie and Maynard to switch places until his fellow Bison leaves town.