Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs.  Greg’s career is a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career as public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer more opportunities.  Greg brings home a dog he found in the park –or that found him—bearing only the “Sylvia” on her name tag.  A street-smart mixture of Lab and Poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife.  She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknown of middle age.  To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affections.  And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog.  The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications.  Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.