Lisa Rayborn (Natasha Henstridge), a New York City fashion designer, returns to her hometown and family farm following her mother's death. Due to the terrible economy, her brother Jim (Harry Hamlin) has turned the family farm from cattle to sheep, against their father's (Lawrence Dane) misgivings. To assist, Lisa decides to stay and assist on the farm. She adopts a border collie from a local animal shelter and trains it as a sheepdog, giving the pup the name Lucky. Jim and Lisa decide to enroll Lucky in a sheep herding event, but when a heavy rainstorm ignites a forest fire, Lucky assists in rescuing trapped children. Lucky gets burned in the process, and it appears as though she will be unable to compete.