Avery Jennings (G. Hannelius) and Taylor James (Lemonade Mouth starring Blake Michael) are stepbrothers and sisters from Pasadena, California. They hate each other, but they get together in the pilot episode. When they discovered that their new dog Stan (played by real dog Kuma and Mick, voiced by Stephen Foer) could speak, the family faced a greater adjustment. Only Avery, Chloe (played by Francesca Capaldi), and Tyler know he can speak. Without the knowledge of his family, Stan also had a blog to discuss what had happened to the Jennings James family. The children learned about Stan's speaking ability in the first episode and agreed to keep it a secret from their parents, fearing that if the world discovered that Stan could speak, he would be taken away and subjected to an experiment; Stan Talks to Gran" Bennett's mother, Grandma James, knew Stan could speak, but promised the children to keep it a secret.