: Raised Belle and needs her as companion now more than ever. Rex’s owner and owner of the ’Pet’s fur Us’ franchise. He genuinely cares for the animals, and wants Rex back desperately. Dr Smither’s partner and muscle of the puppy mill and dog-napping operation. As a security guard at the dog show he has easy access to the animals. An unscrupulous breeder and former pet store owner who went out of business when a chain of pet supply stores became more popular. He’ll stop at nothing to sell his pups for top dollar and discredit Wade Gancy, Rex’s owner and CEO of ‘Pet’s Fur Us’. Misses Duke, and finds Shyla on-line. Sleuthing with his new partner, Shyla, becomes his favorite pass-time, and is heart-broken when she runs away. ‘Tween’ that thought she’d love a new puppy to carry in her latest designer shoulder bag, until Shyla chews up her new bedazzled flip-flops. Wife and mother, is busy with one year old Riley, their youngest child, but covers for Shyla’s ‘errors in judgment’ when she can.: Police chief of the town, misses Duke, who was his partner in crime fighting for years. He’s reluctant to adopt a mixed breed female mutt, but the kids talk him into it. An average middle-class family in a small town whose kids are desperate for a new dog after losing their beloved German Shepherd, Duke, a year ago. Champion show dog and mascot for the ‘Pet’s fur Us’ franchise.: Shyla’s brother, a squirming ball of fur that loves to tease and wrestle with the rest of the litter. Shyla’s mother, a pure bred greyhound and former racing dog that is at the mercy of the ruthless breeder. A mischievous pup born in a barn and left to fend for herself and her siblings are adopted by an average middle-class family who don’t understand her desire to save her mother from ruthless breeders.