It's a blusterous, gusterous, dusterous day and Hairy Maclary is ready to play. So he trots down to the park where, while enjoying a game of catch, he comes across a windblown wedding party. Poor Grandmother Pugh (a vision in blue) tries to hold on to her hat, but the wind whistles through it and blows it clean away. It's no problem for Hairy Maclary, though! Off he shoots to the rescue, chasing the hat high and low until ...with a swoop and a flurry of black, he caught it and carried it all the way back.

长毛狗Maclary的故事一出版就受到新西兰乃至世界各地儿童的喜欢, 且经久不衰, 出版年代最早的《Donaldson牛奶场的长毛狗Maclary》重印已达12次, 《长毛狗Maclary》系列已被列为儿童经典图书, 被译成多种文字。现在, “长毛狗Maclary”已经拥有自己的戏剧团, 表演也已经被制作成录影带进行发行。