Where did the four dogs who have played Benji come from?
The dog that played the original Benji was adopted from the Burbank Animal Shelter by trainer Frank Inn. The second dog to play Benji was Higgins’ daughter. That pup made three movies, four television specials, and a TV series. The dog on the cover of Joe’s book Benji & Me, was the third Benji and was a distant relation to the original. The fourth, and current Benji, was adopted from the Humane Society of South Mississippi after a search through shelters all across the country.
