"Lassie" meets "Greyfriars Bobby" in this amiable but forgettable tale of "Benji". He's an homeless but popular and affectionate little mutt, that wanders the streets of his community befriending all he meets and getting well fed and watered for his troubles before returning to the safety of an abandoned villa where he snuggles up for the night. Then one day his abode has some unwelcome visitors and it looks like "Mitch" (Mark Slade) and his buddies are up to no good. What's worse, we learn from their conversation that they are determined to kidnap two children who are amongst his best pals…