Joe always wanted a dog. When you meet Folti, the golden-haired Labrador puppy, you know right away that you've found what you're looking for. Thanks to the boy's loving attention, Folti turns from a playful puppy into a real helper dog. But how will Joe cope if he has to part with his little friend? After all, after the final exam of the Helping Paws Association, Folti is sent to an owner with limited mobility to make his everyday life easier with his special skills.

In Megan Rix's moving novel, we can follow the ever-closer friendship between an eleven-year-old boy left without a father and a special puppy.