Mr. and Mrs. Jones and their six children start out for a picnic in the woods with youngest son Jimmie’s beloved Great Dane pup along. The animal proves to be a white elephant as soon as they try to board a trolley car, and they must walk to the picnic grounds. That’s only the beginning of their troubles with Mr. Jones trying everything to get rid of the pup, but when they get home from their "quiet little picnic," Mr. Pup is quietly sitting on the doorstep, and Jones disgustedly gives up.

El senyor i la senyora Jones i els seus sis fills comencen a fer un pícnic al bosc. El petit Jimmie insisteix a portar el seu estimat cadell de gran danés, i l'animal demostra que és un elefant blanc tan bon punt intenten pujar a un tramvia. El resultat és que han de caminar fins al camp de pícnic.