12 Dog Days Till Christmas

When charming, yet misguided, 16-year old juvenile delinquent Jack Whitley (Vincent Giovagnoli) gets in trouble again just a few weeks before Christmas, he is sent in to see his probation officer Art Davis (Reginald Veljohnson). Being the only father figure Jack has had over the years, Art gives Jack a community service task he hopes will ultimately change Jack for the better: to help clean up Rose's, a local animal shelter that will soon be closing its doors forever. Jack soon meets the three girls who run the place: the bubbly Blair (Lexi Giovagnoli), the beautiful Hillary (Chandler Parnell), and Hillary's tomboy stepsister Ryan (Grainne McDermott), who loves dogs but hates Jack from the moment he steps foot in the shelter. When Jack sets his sights on scoring a date with Hillary, Ryan quickly promises him a date with her stepsister if only Jack will use his charms to help Ryan place each of the dogs in homes so that none will be euthanized after Rose's shelter closes. Jack reluctantly agrees, but since he despises Ryan too, Jack doesn't make much of an effort to help her at first. However, the more time Jack spends around the homeless dogs--and especially after bonds with a particularly ugly dog named Petunia--the more Jack starts to realize that his own life in and out of foster homes just might parallel that of the sweet pups surrounding him, who are all still in dire need of his help. Now, with only 12 days left to go, Jack and Ryan must join forces and set out on a holiday mission in order to find forever homes for all 12 of their most unwanted dogs before Christmas.