Deputy Dawg and his pals wreck the patrol boat. Having had enough of his deputy bumbling, the sheriff fires Deputy Dawg and takes over, trying to curb the trouble-making antics of Muskie and Vincent. The sheriff soon finds out the hard way that you can't do the job alone. Deputy Dawg's pals raid the chicken house for eggs, rob the watermelon patch for melons, and cause the sheriff so much grief that finally, he begs Dawg to take his old job back.