Orphans Bruce (Jake T. Austin) and Andi (Emma Roberts) are siblings that are cared for by a pair of relics from the 1980s -- Lois and Carl Scudder (Kevin Dillion and Lisa Kudrow, respectively). The children aren't provided much of a life and secretly harbor a small dog named Friday to keep them company. When Friday leaves the apartment and becomes lost, the children go out to find him -- and discover themselves on the run from the police, blamed for a crime they didn't commit. They hole up in an abandoned hotel until things settle down and meet its occupants -- a pair of dogs that make Friday feel right at home. Fearful of taking Friday back home and not wanting to separate him from his new friends, Andi and Bruce leave him at the hotel and decide to care for his needs there. Andi winds up taking in three more dogs from a pet store clerk named Dave (Johnny Simmons), and before they know it, they've rescued every stray dog in town! The technically-inclined Bruce constructs for the dogs devices that cater to their every need and all seems to be going well -- until their cover is blown. Can the children, with help from a caring social worker named Bernie (Don Cheadle, Traitor), rescue the dogs from a fate worse than life on the street? full story ..