Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series

The Stray (1x3)

Air date: Sep 16, 2001

A stray dog arrives on the doorstep of Green Gables. Anne immediately falls in love with the pooch, and is determined to keep it. Marilla is against the idea. They have enough animals, and a dog is a great deal of responsibility. When nobody comes to claim the pet, Anne schemes to keep him and calls him Magic. However, after a series of mishaps, Anne comes to realize that looking after a dog full-time is a lot of work. She is happy when the real owner comes to claim his lost dog, whose real name is Trick, and they decide to call him Magic Trick. Anne decides to visit the dog in its forest home until she is ready to have her own dog.