# Best Dog Movies or Scenes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762 "2003-01-10T16:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/1 "2003-01-10T16:38:23Z")
After opening [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=155387) yesterday about **Kate and Leopold** , I realized that there are some movies I like just because they have scenes with dogs… Yes, I am a complete dog nut! What are the best movies or scenes with or about dogs? I won’t include **Old Yeller** in my own list because it’s so sad. These are in no particular order. 1. **As Good As It Gets** - Gotta love the Brussels griffon. So cute! 2. **The Shaggy D.A.** 3. **Milo and Otis** - I love that little pug! 4. **Turner and Hooch** - A dog movie with Tom Hanks? How can you go wrong? 5. That movie with Benji… There’s a cat in in too. They’re people who have died and come back to earth as a cat and dog… I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/2 "2003-01-10T16:44:52Z")
I really liked the movie “The Truth about Cats and Dogs”. I know Uma Thurma was in it but not sure who were the others that played in it. If you haven’t seen it do so you’ll love it! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/3 "2003-01-10T16:45:32Z")
You have to see Christopher Guest’s _Best in Show_. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/4 "2003-01-10T16:47:18Z")
I hated **Best in Show** because of all the improv but I loved the doggies. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/5 "2003-01-10T16:49:16Z")
_My Dog Skip_ was good. I bawled at the end liek a little girl. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/6 "2003-01-10T16:59:34Z")
The chihuahua in _Legally Blonde_ was cute. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/7 "2003-01-10T17:01:35Z")
OH! And my favorite scene in _The Mask_ is when the dog (a Jack Russel, IIRC) is wearing the mask and kicking butt! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/8 "2003-01-10T17:12:45Z")
No dog thread would be complete without mention of Asta, the irresistable and hilarious star of **The Awful Truth** , **Bringing Up Baby** , and the **Thin Man** movies. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/9 "2003-01-10T17:14:11Z")
There’s a frankly bizarre scene in _Strange Brew_ (yeah, OK, _all_ the scenes in that movie are bizarre) involving a guard dog. Bob and Doug have fed their dog a case of beer (“Do you think 24 cans will be enough?”). Later on, two cops are staking out the MacKenzie residence. They look up on the roof–and the dog is rolling _up_ the roof. A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene but it’s a classic. Also from the movie–the bit where they’ve given the dog the last beer in the house, then their dad asks for a beer. So they pour the beer in the dog dish–complete with dog spittle and bits of dog food floating in it–into a mug. The MacKenzie can-do spirit encapsulated in one swift act. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/10 "2003-01-10T17:24:30Z")
[A Boy and His Dog](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0072730) ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/11 "2003-01-10T18:53:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gazelle from Hell \* > [ > 5. That movie with Benji… There’s a cat in in too. They’re people who have died and come back to earth as a cat and dog… I can’t remember. \*\* [Oh, Heavenly Dog!](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0081269) ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/12 "2003-01-10T19:32:52Z")
[Clean Slate](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0109443) ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/13 "2003-01-10T20:41:42Z")
I liked the dog in _Snatch_. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/14 "2003-01-10T21:07:40Z")
I was amused when, in Fletch, Chevy Chase distracts the mean Doberman. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/15 "2003-01-10T21:11:18Z")
Will I get laughed at if I mention that Belushi movie, **K-9**. I haven’t seen sequels, but I like the original. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/16 "2003-01-10T21:28:02Z")
**The Journey of Natty Gann** A wonderful wolf dog and his girl, Natty, hit the railroads during the Great Depression. Complete with a very young and very adorable John Cusack. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/17 "2003-01-10T21:36:07Z")
Thank you, **False\_God**! ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_of\_Graymatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/74df32/32.png) [@Baron\_of\_Graymatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_of_Graymatter)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/18 "2003-01-10T21:50:15Z")
The dog named “Dog” in **Big Jake** ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/19 "2003-01-10T21:52:06Z")
Babe (the first one): Rex and Fly K-9 - not that great of a movie, but beautiful German Shep. Favorite: Playing by Heart (all the women have dogs or a cat). ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762/20 "2003-01-20T14:24:09Z")
My vote for best ending ever would be **Homeward Bound**. I challenge anyone to watch the movie and not cry. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dog-movies-or-scenes/147762.md?page=2)