In Canis Prime, dogs rule. Humans fetch. And 12-year-old border collie Rover wouldn’t have it any other way.

As a top historian-in-training at Barkwell Academy, Rover dreams of discovering ancient truths, chewing big ideas—and maybe earning a medal for Most Responsible Use of a Squeaky Toy. But when a mysterious glowing bone-key leads him through a portal to a strange new realm called Earth, Rover is horrified to discover a world where humans are in charge… and dogs wear leashes.

Enter Emma: a lonely, artistic girl with a big heart, a sketchbook full of strange ideas, and absolutely no time for bossy dogs with attitude.

Thrust together by fate (and one very slobbery retriever named Biscuit), Rover and Emma must journey across bizarre parallel worlds—Pack Wild, Human Heights, and Chaos Canine—where every reality flips what they thought they knew. Along the way, they sniff out a megalomaniac feline named Whiskers, who plans to collapse the multiverse and build a purr-fect empire known as Feline Prime.

To stop her, they’ll have to collect three ancient artifacts, outwit a robot dog spy, dodge glitter drones, survive a bone war, and most terrifying of all—learn to work together.

Because saving the worlds means challenging what it really means to lead, to listen… and to belong.

Packed with heart, hilarity, portal-chases, pawlitical rebellions, and the occasional exploding hydrant, Paws in Charge is the ultimate dog-versus-cat, human-and-canine team-up adventure.