On a warm July afternoon, in a leafy setting, in Buckinghamshire, England, a West Highland Terrier pup is born to the world. Dixie is destined to affect the lives of many human beings on earth. Among them are Susan and Ray Carmichael - cosmetic dentists at an exclusive London clinic - who are grieving the loss of their baby son; unhappily married Matthew Rourke, who has just been made redundant from an exclusive London shoe store; and the very affluent Morgan family, who are harbouring many deep and painful secrets from their past. All of these people are connected more deeply than they can possibly know. But it is up to Dixie to magically merge their past, present and future lives together. Working alongside some of his many secret acquaintances, after his 'death' at the tender age of three, Dixie encourages the individuals in his tale to re-evaluate their earthly lives, and to re-visit many ghosts from their past.