一位怪老头鸡农，在他的外孙女的帮助下，训练他的淘气的狗“怪怪”保护一个企鹅保护区免受狐狸的袭击，并以此来团结他的家人，挽救他们的滨海小镇。

The story of Allan "Swampy" Marsh and his Maremma dog Oddball. Swampy convinced local authorities to allow Oddball to protect a colony of Little Penguins on Middle Island from wild cats and dogs. Oddball succeeds in his campaign and becomes a front runner for Maremma dogs being used to protect other endangered Australian wildlife.