Chloe?
Bella.
Bella!
The film starts with a small dog, narrating about her current home life
She is a puppy who lives with her pitbull mother and siblings
plus a cat and her kittens, underneath the ruins of an old house
They are found by two bad men, an animal control officer named Chuck, and his buddy Gunter
They cruelly take all the animals away, and forcibly take the mother away
leaving the little dog alone, with a couple of the cats, who made it out safely
The puppy spends some time being raised by the Mother Cat
before a teen named Lucas and his friend Olivia, show up to feed the kittens
The dog runs out after hearing Lucas’s voice, and goes to him
Lucas immediately falls in love with the dog
but he and Olivia are told to leave by Gunter, who owns the property
Lucas brings the dog home to his mom Terri, who is single and suffers from some form of
depression
Although she likes the dog, she knows that there are no dogs allowed in their building
However, Terri agrees to take care of her, and they name the dog Bella
Over the next couple of years, Bella grows attached to Lucas
doing what she thinks is games like "Don’t Chew Shoes", or Do You Want a Tiny Piece of
Cheese
Bella is most fond of Lucas’s blanket, and is also fond of Terri and Olivia
However, Gunter shows up to stir trouble, as he requests to Terri that Lucas stop interfering
with his property
since he doesn’t think there are any cats, that still live under the property
but Terri makes it clear that Lucas, won’t stop doing what he thinks is right
and she tells Gunter to back off
The landlord leaves a notice on their door
to inform them that he is coming by the next day, to check on the faucet
but they know they can’t leave Bella home alone
so They take her to work, at a center for veterans suffering from PTSD, including Terri
Lucas hides Bella in the closet, and tells her not to bark
but she thought that it is a new game, and starts barking after he left
which leads Lucas and Olivia to go take care of her
One of the employees, decides to bring Bella to the therapy session with the veterans
all of whom, are immediately taken by her
She senses the sadness in some of the people, and walks over, to whomever she feels is most
sad
Lucas and Olivia find that Gunter has ordered a group of construction workers, to tear out
the ruins
The two argue that there are still cats down there
and Olivia makes a call to her friend, that can revoke Gunter’s permit
This is confirmed, when the cats start running out, which Olivia records
and the construction workers get a call about the permit
Gunter retaliates by calling Chuck, and making a complaint about a dangerous animal
It turns out that Pitbulls, which Bella is said to be, are illegal in Denver
and Chuck warns Lucas that he will take Bella in, if she is seen on the streets
Bella gets out of the house to chase a squirrel, and Lucas manages to find her on the streets
Unfortunately, Chuck and two officers see Bella
Lucas orders Bella to go home, but she thinks that Lucas needs her so she stays
Chuck attempts to wrangle Bella with a hook collar, but Lucas won’t give her up that
way
The other officers make Chuck lose the collar, and Lucas gently puts Bella in the back of
the truck
She is taken to the dog pound, where she becomes lonely and scared
and she waits for Lucas to come back
later, Lucas and Olivia pay the fine to get Bella back
but they are told that if she is found again, she will be euthanized
Lucas resolves to take Bella away from Denver, so he and Terri decided to move to Colorado
As the family makes preparations to move, Bella is taken to stay with Olivia’s grandparents
for the time being
They prepare to take her away, but Chuck is posted outside waiting to catch Bella
Terri gets in his truck, and forces him to let Lucas, say goodbye to Bella in peace
or she will cause bigger problems for Chuck, and he reluctantly agrees
Lucas tearfully bids Bella farewell
she continues howling, while watching Lucas get farther and farther away
Bella finds that Olivia’s grandparents to be friendly enough, but she still misses Lucas
terribly
and she sees Olivia’s grandfather set up a slide by the fence
which Bella remembers as part of her game
so she runs up the slide, and hops over the fence, running through the field and away
from the home
As she runs by the streets, she is unaware that Lucas and Olivia are driving to go get
her
Bella gets lost and hungry
and she comes across a park, where other dogs are eating from the garbage
Their leader allows Bella to join them
At the end of the day, Bella watches as the dogs go back home to their owners
the leader appears to invite Bella to join him, but Bella knows that she has to go back
to Lucas
Bella finds herself in the woods the next morning, where she hears a gunshot
She finds a dead cougar, and runs to hide before the poachers spot her
Bella finds the cougar’s cub, mourning the death of her mother
so she decides to take care of her, naming her Big Kitten
She gets food for them, mainly by stealing from unsuspecting people in the area
Unbeknownst to Bella, there are posters for her seeking her return
A pack of wolves stalks them, and They run the Big Kitten runs up a tree, while Bella
barks at the wolves to protect her
They are shooed away by three hikers, and They set up a campfire overnight and feed
Bella
One of them takes off her collar, and calls Lucas’s number to tell him they found Bella
However, the campers are frightened when Big Kitten shows up
and Bella runs away with her, leaving her collar behind
Sometime later, and after the snow has fallen
Bella hears another dog barking
and she follows the sound, to find a man, named Kurch and his dog Dutch, walking along
the snow
Dutch runs after Bella, which causes an avalanche, that traps Kurch under the snow
Bella and Dutch dig Kurch out
and they are helped by two men, Gavin and Taylor, who were walking nearby as the avalanche
happened
They call for medics to pick up Kurch, and the two take Bella and Dutch in for the time
being
After a while, Taylor gets a call from Kurch’s sister saying he is out of the hospital
He and Gavin go return the dogs to Kurch, but when Dutch goes to greet his master
he is not happy since he has multiple fractures, and can’t take care of dogs
He coldly tells Gavin and Taylor to take them, and Bella is horrified to see that Kurch doesn’t
want Dutch back
Gavin and Taylor decide to adopt the dogs, but Bella is still set on returning to Lucas
She bids farewell to Dutch, knowing that he now has a better home
Bella runs into town, and into a supermarket to take a whole chicken
She is chased around by the staff, who only crash into things and make messes
Bella succeeds in taking the chicken, and she is found by a homeless vet, named Axel
He keeps her close as he is lonely, and he asks for money to feed Bella
She doesn’t spend much time with him, as Axel hooks Bella to his side, as he lays down
to die
and his last words telling Bella, how he loves her
Bella feels him dying and is stuck to him for days, until two boys on bikes free her
and finally, she can drink water
Bella makes her way back into the woods, where she is found by the wolves
She is chased and cornered, but quickly saved by the now fully grown Big Kitten
She attacks the wolves and sends them running, and she nuzzles up with Bella
They walk toward the top of a hill, where Bella sees the city
Big Kitten wants Bella to stay with her, but Bella still wants to find Lucas
The two nuzzle up one last time as a goodbye, and Bella runs into town
She finds that she has to cross traffic
and as she runs into the street, she causes a major incident
People get out of their cars to help Bella, but they only frighten her
so she runs across the other side, but is hit by a car
She manages to get up quickly, but with an injured paw
Bella manages to walk back toward Denver, where she finds Lucas’s home
She barks until an old lady answers, and Bella barges in to realize that Lucas and Terri
no longer live there
The lady calls for help, and who should answer was CHUCK
Bella runs away and finds Mother Cat, who still remembers her
Like before, Mother Cat helps Bella getaway
and they share one last look, before Bella flees
Bella figures there is one last place, she can find Lucas in
and that is at the therapy center
She finds that the center has now welcomed more dogs, since they help with depression
The veterans spot Bella and recognize her
and Olivia’s co-worker tells her, that she spotted a dog running in
Bella then sees Lucas, who is very surprised
She runs into his arms, just as Terri and Olivia run out to embrace Bella as well
They start to take her home, but Chuck and other officers show up for Bella
The captain arrives to see what the fuss is about, and the veterans all defend Bella
Lucas then reminds the captain, that he has no jurisdiction
because the center is not part of Denver
He agrees to drop this, as long as they get Bella out of town safely
Chuck once again threatens to take Bella in, if he sees her
but the captain tells Chuck, that they have gotten more complaints about him than any
other officer
so the captain pulls Chuck out of the field
Lucas and Terri bring Bella to Colorado, which will be her new home
Lucas gives her a tiny piece of cheese, and she happily takes it
He and Olivia sleep together, indicating they are now a couple
As Bella lies in bed with them, she thinks about Big Kitten
whom we see now has a cub of her own
Bella accepts her home being with Lucas, and her position as his pet