the film is a retelling of adam and eve's story (as found in the first three chapters of the book of genesis) from dog's point of view. dog is shown in the garden of eden, exploring its environment and encountering various animals. its doggy nature is revealed in various scenes from territory marking to barking at a passing mastodon to attempting to befriend a lemur. one day in the savanna, it encounters the newly created adam who is also exploring eden. adam feeds dog some grains, pets it and moves on. the next day, adam is high up on a tree, interacting with a bird, when dog sees him again. adam tosses down a fruit to dog and climbs down.