He’s a little dog out there in a big world.

A three-month-old puppy named Benji was stolen along with his family’s car from a Wawa in Forestville, Maryland, on Friday.

“He’s tiny,” said KerryAnn Wiltshire, one of Benji’s owners. “He’s very, very small, very loving.”

Wiltshire says she and her boyfriend were driving from New York to North Carolina on Friday when they stopped at a Wawa near the Ritchie Station mall in Prince George’s County to get gas and use the restroom. She says they turned off the engine and locked the black Nissan Altima with Benji, a peekapoo, inside.

But as they left the store a few minutes later:

“We came out and saw a man wearing a mask and gloves running towards the car. He gets in the car and drives off,” Wiltshire said. “When he drove away we ran and tried to chase the car. I guess he had an SUV behind him, so we’re calling the police.”

The Nissan was recovered in the district on Sunday. Wiltshire says none of her belongings were found inside.

“The most important thing in that vehicle wasn’t a thing, it was my son Benji, my dog. I had my dog, gifts for the kids, clothes, my phone, a thousand dollars, my ID, bank cards,” she said.

Wiltshire says it would be a miracle if Benji could be reunited with her children, ages 5, 7 and 9.