This is a true-life picture and activity book of the life and times of Vinny the Pug. It began on September 12, 2001 following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Florida's economy was left in shambles after the attacks. Overnight Orlando's tourism industry ground to a halt forcing Vinny's human to relocate the family. They went out west to Arizona to find better employment opportunities.

When they arrived in Arizona, Vinny was still just a pup not yet one year old. However, he was old enough to have been surprised by what he had seen. Phoenix was very different from what he remembered back home in Florida. Orlando was lush with green trees, vegetation and lakes were everywhere. It suddenly occurred to the little pug; "my new home in Phoenix is in the desert!".