Chowder the bulldog has never fit in with the other neighborhood canines, but he sees a chance to make friends with the animals at the local petting zoo.

Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.

Wanting desperately to win the First Annual Fabu Pooch Pageant and its prize of a year's worth of Snarf Snacks, Chowder the bulldog decides to use a trampoline in his act to impress the judges in a high-flying demonstration they won't soon forget.