An evil dog named Carface Carruthers returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using a cute young orphan girl named Anne-Marie who can talk and understand to animals. At first Charlie means to exploit Anne-Marie’s gift too, but soon comes to learn he will have to change his ways if he is to earn his place in Heaven again. Charlie and Anne-Marie begin to become friends, but Anne-Marie’s strong sense of what is right conflicts with Charlie’s complete lack of moral standards and puts their friendship at risk. Worse, Charlie’s quest for revenge threatens his own life as well as the lives of his friends Anne-Marie and Itchy.