To rejoice the opening of Mimi Lee’s LA pet grooming enterprise, Hollywoof, her sister, Alice, offers her a ball of white fluff, a cat Mimi promptly dubs Marshmallow. Whereas her private and enterprise pursuits focus primarily on canines, Mimi can’t assist however be charmed by Marshmallow, who objects to his identify and his characterization as something apart from modern and chic. And Mimi is all too conscious of Marshmallow’s reluctance to tackle the cuddly pet position as a result of he’s by some means in a position to telegraph his ideas into her head. Earlier than Mimi can assume an excessive amount of about whether or not her conversations along with her cat imply that she’s shedding her thoughts, she has to depend on her connection to Marshmallow to unravel against the law. After retailer benefactor Pixie St. James has despatched a number of high-end purchasers to Hollywoof, Mimi realizes that their costly Chihuahuas are the victims of well being points traceable to cut-rate breeder Russ Nolan’s shady practices. After confronting Russ, Mimi learns that he’s been killed and that the lead detective on the case is certain Mimi is in charge. As if this weren’t hassle sufficient, Alice’s new principal is decided to chop her place as a kindergarten trainer, and Mimi and Alice’s Ma, a fiercely opinionated Malaysian lady, calls on Mimi to save lots of Alice’s job. The stress of Russ’ loss of life and Alice’s predicament makes Mimi unable to focus on her romantic curiosity, neighbor Josh Akana, till she realizes that perhaps his new job as an lawyer may also help maintain her on the precise aspect of the regulation. However Mimi’s primary hope is Marshmallow, who can talk with the pups Russ was elevating and probably determine the actual killer earlier than Mimi is arrested.
