Fish, snakes, horses, cats, guinea pigs—you name an animal, and nonbinary fourth-grader Riley loves it! But nothing is better than a big, fluffy dog, and Riley would love to have one. Since that might never happen, Riley is more than happy to watch one for a week. Riley is ready to do the work, but they are sure it will be more fun than work. After all, how much work can a big, fluffy dog really be?