A twelvemonth after the loss of his male parent, Ridley and his female parent, Gloria, move to Western Australian to populate with Ridley’s estrange grandfather Herbert Spencer. one time there Herbert Spencer attempt to link with Ridley but all attempt normally take to conflict. Ridley end up lost deep in the outback on a pursuit to try to get place. Meanwhile, Herbert Spencer and Gloria seek the outback for Ridley. Herbert Spencer try to assure Gloria that her son will be OK, all the piece try to come up to footing with the loss of his lone kid. While suffer the elements of the Australian outback (particularly for a kid from New House of York), Ridley pull off to salvage a warrigal, Buckley, from a leg trap. The two develop a chemical bond and both boy and dog try to last the elements to get Ridley back place.