A family's beloved dog dies during a storm, and they bury him in their backyard — only to find the same dog scratching at their door three days later, back from the dead.

After the disappearance of one of her beloved humans, a dachshund tries to acclimate to life without her. But, when yet another loss strikes, the dachshund's life is changed forever.

A girl frantically searches for her missing dog. She fears that the neighbor may harm her dog, so she must quickly find him.

When a married couple finds an abandoned puppy in their front yard, their imperfect relationship and perceptions of self are disrupted.

After her mother’s death, an imaginative 9-year-old girl bullied by kids at school and by her father, who has a new girlfriend, at home finds comfort only in her dog.

A disaffected teenager skips school to mourn his dead dog and tries to puzzle out the missing variable in his life.

A teenage girl and her mother grapple with the mother’s impending death. Throughout her mother’s last days, both try to cope with the idea of losing each other as the daughter gives in to her mother’s spontaneous requests in an attempt to please her.

When a dog discovers a dead child in a trash can, his owner seeks help from a local family man.

A young man takes care of his sick elderly aunt and goes to great lengths to ensure her dying wishes.

A naturalist's boyfriend offers to put her elderly dog down, but he finds it difficult as he thinks about his relationship.