When Keith Finch bullies Dustin into doing his homework, Zoey confronts the bully in public, embarrassing Dustin. As Zoey feels the need to protect her brother, Dustin tells her that she is babying him too much and he can defend himself. Dustin looks to Chase and Michael for advice, and they tell him to defend himself the next time he gets bullied. Zoey and Chase come up with their own idea by getting Herb, the school janitor and an aspiring actor, to portray the dean of discipline, who sends a loud and unequivocal message to Keith before Dustin can confront him again. Meanwhile, Zoey, Nicole, Dana, Chase, and Michael try to hide an adorable dog, Elvis, from the dorm advisors. It is against school rules to have pets on campus.