Unknown to the Hammonds, Skippy decides to hop into the boat when the family goes water skiing. At a service station Skippy is left behind, but eventually finds her way to the river where Sonny and the kids are skiing. Expensive houses line the river, and when the electric gate of one opens, Skippy hops through. Miranda, the young girl who lives in the house, takes a liking to Skippy and wants to keep her. Even though he can see that Skippy is obviously someone else’s pet, her recently divorced father cannot resist his daughter’s request.
When Jerry and Lou find Skippy gone they are frantic. Eventually they trace her to the rich girl’s house, but through the influence of his wealth, Miranda’s father has acquired a permit to keep Skippy. Jerry and Lou use a small outboard to get to the pier at Miranda’s house, and when they call her, Skippy quickly hops into the boat and the children take her back to Habitat thinking all is well. But Miranda’s father arrives with a court order demanding the return of Skippy and it is only when Miranda can see the strong bonds between Skippy and the twins that she tells her father that Habitat is where Skippy really belongs.
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