Mandy Hope loves animals and knows lots about them too - both her parents are vets! So Mandy's always able to help her friends with their pet problems . . .
There's a new boy in Mandy's class at school - he's called Joey, and he's deaf. Mandy and James have seen him in the village with a stray scruffy dog. Joey loves the little dog, but his mum won't let him keep it. Can Mandy and Joey convince his mum that adopting Scruff is a good idea?