Wishing for a pet person for his birthday, Rex the dog tries to convince his family that people do not eat too much, smell, or ruin the furniture and is delighted by the arrival of a stray boy, until he realizes that the child has fleas.Wishing for a pet person for his birthday, Rex the dog tries to convince his family that people do not eat too much, smell, or ruin the furniture and is delighted by the arrival of a stray boy, until he realizes that the child has fleas.