The Callahan family always seems to find a winter adventure during their holiday vacations. But thisyear they're making a change and spending thebreak in the tropics! It seems like nothing couldpossibly go wrong on this trip to Christmas Islandin Florida, but danger has a strange way of findingits way to Santa Paws and the Callahans. This timeit's Santa Paws who needs help, and you'll never guess who comes to his rescue. It will be a magicalholiday for everyone!
While famous rescue dog Santa Paws and the Callahan family are spending Christmas on an island off the coast of Maine, a little boy goes missing in a storm.
When eight-year-old Chris discovers a fluffy, white puppy wedged inside his family's chimney on Christmas morning, he knows exactly how it got there because the dog tells him. It turns out Peppermint Bark stowed away in Santa's sleigh, go left behind accidentally, and he can talk! Now Chris must convince his too-cool big sister, Holly, and her best friend, Ivy, that this is Santa's puppy. Chris seems to be the only one who understands what the dog is saying, but Peppermint Bark needs all of their help. If they don't find a portal back to the North Pole before Christmas Day ends, the little dog will be stuck in Poinsettia until next year! Do the kids have enough Christmas spirit to work together and help the jolly little dog jingle all the way home?
A typical day of last-minute Christmas shopping at the mall for the Callahans goes horribly wrong when they return to their car and find the window smashed and their beloved dog, Santa Paws, missing. Can the lovable pup escape from his kidnappers and make it back to his family?
The Callahan family is on their way to Vermont for a fun-filled holiday on the ski slopes. But there's lots of people who need help. Santa Paws always comes to the rescue -- But will the puppy accidentally get him "into" trouble instead of out of it?
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After performing yet another brave rescue while spending the Christmas holidays in Boston with his family, Santa Paws gets separated from them and has no idea how to get back in time for Christmas morning.
