Buckshot is a Bulldog. He is the runt of a litter and pick by a salvage yard owner. He will train to be the new guard dog. Buckshot discovers the Salvage yard can be a dangerous place, with intruders and fires. He rises to the occasion, comes to the rescue, and becomes the hero.
Stripes does not like his stripes. Through a series of meeting and trying to be other animals, he finds he can't be them because of one thing or another. In this process he find out how truly unique his stripes are and how he too is special.