It's Mom's birthday, so Tim and Suzy are planning a special pirate show for her. George and Poppy are helping by gathering and watching over the treasures. But then the neighbor's pet tortoise goes missing, and, even worse, so does Dad's birthday present for Mom! To top things off, Poppy hurts herself and has to wear a cone around her neck. What's a pirate dog to do?

Hurting her eye while the children in the family rehearse a pirate play for their mother's birthday, Poppy the dog sulks over the cone she must wear around her neck before redeeming herself by finding a missing birthday present.