On a dark fall evening, the family dog Shafer is enjoying a ride in the car when he suddenly finds himself stunned and on the ground while the family car disappears without him. Frightened and thinking he is all alone, he discovers that his woodland friends - Shamir the Deer, Sherlock the Hawk, Myrtle D. Turtle and Howell the Owl - are there to help him. Meanwhile, Shafer's mom and dad have their friends and a very special tracking dog named Harper to help them find Shafer. Based on a true story, Homecoming: Shafer's Tale of Lost and Found is a heartwarming story of a lost dog, a family determined to find him, and the meaning of home and family.