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Lehigh Carter, a forester in Oregon?s Cascade Mountains, fears two things: women and dogs. Then his former fiancée, Stacy, convinces him to adopt a stray ? and to rekindle their romance. Her father, gubernatorial front-running candidate Sen. George McBride, objects to their reunion almost as much as her recent ex-boyfriend Paul, the Senator?s trusted aide. When Lehigh accidentally witnesses Stacys ex-boyfriend receiving illegal contributions on behalf of the Senators campaign, Lehigh?s simple life gets entangled in the complex world of politics, arson, crooked cops, and pet ownership.