A shy Dalmatian sneaks away from the yard of his quiet, elderly owner repeatedly as he becomes fixated on an instinctual drive to rescue people from fires and seek out fire trucks.

Intriguingly odd but it couldn't quite hold my interest. It's illustrated with the Artlist Collection's signature snout-focused dog photographs, but they are stock photos from A.I.'s image library of several different Dalmatians, and some photos are repeated unnecessarily, so no matter how cute they don't add much to the story. ( )