Arriving in Taiwan to begin a stint teaching English, Louis K. allows himself to be seduced by a woman in a bank. Back at her apartment, she turns out to be a witch, and after changing him into a Scotch terrier mutt, adds him to her backyard kennel of previous conquests, all now dogs. Thus begins Louis' canine life in Taiwan's capital. Once set loose on Taipei's streets, he seeks the key to getting himself changed back. But as the weeks turn...