In a faraway land two thousand years ago, Joseph and his wife, Mary, arrive at a stable in Bethlehem, grateful for a place to stay for the night; Mary is about to have a baby. As the couple settles in, neither has any idea that a homeless puppy is hiding under a trough in the corner, watching and listening.

The puppy is all alone and sad. He has no name, no owner, and no one who loves him. But in the quiet of the night, something wonderful happens. The baby Jesus is born Anxious to see what God smells like, the puppy waits for Joseph and Mary to fall asleep and then creeps over to...