As the family is setting the table for lunch, Tip puts the tablecloth over his head and jumps out from behind the door, making Daddy jump; everyone laughs. Then Tip sneaks up on Grandpa while he’s reading his newspaper and makes him jump, too. For the rest of the day Tip has fun making everyone jump: his Mommy, his aunts… but after a while nobody laughs any more, and he wonders why...

Tip doesn’t want take an afternoon nap. Mommy and Daddy tell him how important it is to rest, and that he’ll be tired before bedtime if he doesn’t. But Tip refuses to listen to them. And for a while he seems to be right, but by the time he gets to Jody’s party, Tip is too tired to have fun. In the end, he has to admit that he should carry on taking his afternoon nap.

One Saturday morning in Spring, Mommy has to go out, and Daddy and Tip are sure they can manage just fine without her. But sometimes things are not as easy as they seem!

Tip just can’t keep a secret. It’s no good: secrets burst out of him, like sneezes! But, with Nutty’s help, Tip learns how to keep a secret in order to play a game or surprise somebody. He recognises the importance of keeping a secret when he sees how happy Mommy is about the surprise party organised for her: it can be hard to keep a secret, but sometimes, it really is worth it!

The teacher measures all the puppies to see how much they have grown and Tip is the only one who has not even grown an inch. His mother greeted him with a kiss on the head, which flattened his forelock.

Tip and Jody play in the park and make a lot of noise. At the request of the mothers they decide not to speak anymore as they understand that noise can be annoying.

The first day of vacation arrives and Tip is very happy because you can always play and also sleep longer in the morning. But in the morning Tip wakes up early and wants everyone to get up as well.