The Pugh family is full of characters.  Howie is a former Chicago Bears player that loves the fan interactions and radio guest spots that come with former football stardom.  Maggie is an organized mom who juggles kids and her husband’s personality.  Izzy is a soccer champ in the under 11’s with championship trophies and sports aphorisms out the wazoo.  Kevin is part boy, part couch.  He’s awful at sports.  He’s worse than awful at sports, though oddly enough, he’s a genius at videogame football.  Then there is Cromwell is part beagle and part potato chip.  No one is sure if he smells like the old basement couch or if the couch smells like Cromwell since he rarely moves off it.  Nothing is likely to change about any of this until Cromwell sees a dog agility contest on TV.  Suddenly he is running unintentional obstacle courses in the backyard and getting himself stuck halfway through the tire swing.  He brings his leash and demands walks. 

Before he knows what has happened Kevin is working with a trainer at the Paw Patch dog agility school and his best friend has jerseys made for “Team Cromwell” in preparation for the glory and sponsorship deals that are going to come pouring in when Cromwell takes his place in the annals of dog agility history.  First they’ve got to get Cromwell to finish one of the courses instead of destroying it.  And Kevin has to figure out how to tell his family that he’s more interested in training with Cromwell instead of practicing football.