A true story o
f a family an
d town&am
p;#39;s e
ffort to
save a belo
ved and heroic
dog named
Semper Fi.
The fa
ther, a Ca
ptain in the
US Marin
es and h
is homemaker
wife, co
ntend with t
he "no
t so earth
shattering&a
mp;quot; prob
lems of
their twin
, fift
een year old d
aughter and
son as
well as the
antics of th
eir precoci
ous six year
old daugh
ter. Th
eir live
s tumble along,
as most
families do,
until the
y must f
ace the grave
diagnos
is of th
eir faithful
ly and very l
oved Golde
n Retri
ever, Semp
er Fi. The fa
mily ca
nnot af
ford the expens
ive sur
gery the
dog needs. T
he children j
ump into acti
on with
a plan, sp
ear headed
by the fift
een year old
daughter
. They plan a c
ommunity yard
sale, donatin
g all of their
most pr
ized po
ssessions. T
he fami
ly'
s grumpy ne
ighbor
plays an
unlikely an
d unexpected
part in the
ultimate
success of t
he fund rais
ing. Before Se
mper goes
in for hi
s surgery,
he displays
a heroic act
that almost
ends his life.
The stor
y unfolds du
ring the holi
day season.　
　A true
story of a fa
mily and town&
amp;amp;#39;s
effort
to save a
beloved and
heroic d
og named
Semper F