Summary Lassie is in the barn and about to have puppies but looks ill at ease, and Jeff is worried. He wants to fetch a doctor but there is a windstorm which called Gramps away to repair lines. Without Gramps to help, Mom advises Jeff to pray. Later that night, the windstorm has died but Gramps is still gone, Jeff decides he just has to ride his bike 5 miles in the darkness to veterinarian Dr. Wilson but Mom won't let him. Jeff advocates for a world where kids can prevail with their perspective on doing the right thing. Nonetheless, he relents and is about to head for bed as told, but Mom changes her mind, lets him make the 5-mile trek in the dark. His bike blows a tire on the way, and he walks the rest of the way to Dr. Wilson's house, where Mrs. Wilson answers and says her husband is away on a call. She wants him to come in for cookies but Jeff just has to find help. As Jeff turns to leave, she tells him to stay on the main road and she will have her husband look for him on his return drive home. Dr. Wilson does see Jeff and they drive over to the Miller's barn and he gives Lassie a shot. Gramps drives up just as Dr. Wilson is heading out. The last scene has Gramps and Mom looking at a tired Lassie laying in the barn with her several pups, and a very tired Jeff asleep in the hay next to them.

• Adventure
• Drama
• Animal Adventure
• Family