One day the protagonist, Jake the flatulent American Foxhound, witnesses Daisy, a Labrador Retriever, whom he has a crush on, being taken away by dog-catchers and resolves to rescue her.

He follows them from the small town of Clarksville, to a mountain resort called Lake Minniwahwah, and finally to Boom City, using information gained from overhearing conversations between humans to track them down.

[1] The game is divided into three areas: Clarksville, a rural town; Lake Minniwahwah, a ski resort; and Boom City.

In each small section of the game there are four challenges, two of which are to find eight smells of the same colour and compete against a local dog.

[3] Eurogamer found the game amusing, but felt that it offered little for experienced gamers, being aimed at a younger audience.

They praised the game's "warm sense of humour" and "cute visuals" and found the idea of controlling a dog to be "actually quite cool".

[8] GameSpy called it "a nice change of pace" but found the game bland and considered it to be aimed more at younger children than teenagers.

[9] IGN called the gameplay "simple and well-executed", but noted that the visuals "look like the game was ripped from a PSone title" and that the audio seemed "all over the place".