On the same night that a UFO is seen zooming away from the farm, Holton and his friend Willy find a strange black dog lying near the road—a victim of a hit-and-run driver. The dog has soft, luxurious fur and strange eyes, and Willy insists that it came from the vanished space ship. "Don't be ridiculous," Holton scoffs. But weeks later—when Holton's pet collie gives birth to a remarkable black pup—it looks as though Willy is Right! the pup is like no other dog on Earth