# Your favorite dog movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791 "2009-04-12T01:21:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/1 "2009-04-12T01:21:42Z")
The Boutham family was eating dinner with “A Day In the Life” playing on the speakers, and that led to talking about watching movies due to “having read the book.” That led to a three-way agreement that _Marley and Me_ was a lousy movie. And that led to the daughter saying that she didn’t like movies about dogs. “They start out as puppies and end up dying.” So, we tried to think of good movies about dogs. Everyone liked _Best In Show_ but really the dogs aren’t that important to the movie. Some are cute, but the human/dog bond isn’t that intense and neither are the dog’s personalities very strongly felt. The animated Disney movies are good. I like _101 Dalmations_. Of course, it’s not about actual dog-like behavior. Haven’t liked the live action Disney too much, such as _Eight Below_, or _Iron Will_. I’ve only caught _Old Yellar_ and \*Incredible Journey \*(?) in bits and pieces… But let’s throw this out to the listening audience… what are the best movies that feature a dog. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/2 "2009-04-12T02:06:53Z")
_Turner and Hooch_ for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/3 "2009-04-12T02:35:44Z")
**Sounder** and **The Biscuit Eater** made a big impression on me at a young age. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/4 "2009-04-12T02:58:56Z")
**A Boy And His Dog** ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/5 "2009-04-12T06:14:10Z")
**My Dog Skip**. Benji was big in my childhood and random Benji style dogs still make me smile but I don’t remember any of the **Benji** movies… Any movie where a dog finds his/her way home or dies at the end is an automatic tearfest for me. ---
**Author:** ![Elyanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@Elyanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elyanna)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/6 "2009-04-12T06:21:49Z")
Balto. Air Bud (just the first one. Stop there.) Homeward Bound (a movie version of “Incredible Journey”–there were two, apparently.) All Dogs Go to Heaven (ok, about as realistic as 101 Dalmations… but still.) ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/7 "2009-04-12T06:23:04Z")
Hey, where are Lassie and Rin-Tin-Tin? I nominate _Lassie Come Home_ (1943) and _Clash of the Wolves_ (1925) as fine canine entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/8 "2009-04-12T07:59:51Z")
Turner and Hooch K-9 Homeward Bound ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@Cat\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/9 "2009-04-12T08:44:28Z")
Call of the Wild ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/10 "2009-04-12T08:45:41Z")
Anything with Paris Hilton. ---
**Author:** ![Tortuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@Tortuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tortuga)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/11 "2009-04-12T09:26:21Z")
Bolt is an animated feature starring a dog, and we really enjoyed it–he’s a showbiz dog who doesn’t know he’s in showbiz, so it’s a bit like The Truman Show, but also, he’s a dog that doesn’t know the real dog world. And then he’s in it and…well, I won’t spoil it for you. 😉 It was cute. My favorite bit might have been the montage where he learns dog behavior; he gives a great WTF face when a dog play bows at him. And the pigeons are animated really well. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/12 "2009-04-12T12:40:32Z")
Marley & Me. I saw a bit of every dog I have ever owned in it and cried like a baby at the end. Homeward Bound is also a favorite. And Where the Red Fern Grows. Why do dog movies always have to be sad??? ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/13 "2009-04-12T12:42:51Z")
**Because Of Winn Dixie** ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/14 "2009-04-12T15:33:07Z")
I agree with your daughter - I don’t like movies about dogs either. Even if they don’t die, there’s always some sad bits. The entire premise of **Homeward Bound** was sad (lost animals!). **My Dog Skip** had me blubbering like a baby when the boy ditched Skip. Has anyone seen **Hotel For Dogs**? Any sad bits in there? ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/15 "2009-04-12T16:27:57Z")
_Turner and Hootch_ is another movie I’m only seen in bits and pieces during channel surfing. Maybe I’ll put it in the queue. However, part of the reason that I didn’t like “Marley and Me” was because the “ill behaved dogs are endearing” idea doesn’t appeal to me any more than the “ill behaved teenage boys are funny” idea. So, I’m a little afraid of _Turner_. _A Boy and His Dog_ was a film I watched due to “having read the book,” and it didn’t match my expectations. But it is the kind of plot that could have been a really good dog movie. The dog in the story wasn’t a conventional dog of course, but the rich human/animal bond was shown very well. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/16 "2009-04-12T16:46:51Z")
Plague Dogs is a great animated dog movie but it isn’t for your daughter or actually, anyone who wants to be happy ever again. I always liked Belle & Sebastian, great cartoon series based on the book by Cecile Aubrey. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/17 "2009-04-12T17:30:47Z")
[The 12 Dogs of Christmas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405615/). [The song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zb3zRdoMxY). 😃 The live action _101 Dalmatians_. [Man’s Best Friend](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107504/). ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/18 "2009-04-12T19:04:33Z")
> [@valleyofthedolls](#): > > Plague Dogs is a great animated dog movie but it isn’t for your daughter or actually, anyone who wants to be happy ever again. > > I always liked Belle & Sebastian, great cartoon series based on the book by Cecile Aubrey. Chalk me up as another B&S fan. I used to love that haunting theme music. Oh, hang on! You said _cartoon_! Can’t say I’ve seen that. Did you know it used to be a tv series with a real dog in it? ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/19 "2009-04-12T21:02:44Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Chalk me up as another B&S fan. I used to love that haunting theme music. Oh, hang on! You said _cartoon_! > > Can’t say I’ve seen that. Did you know it used to be a tv series with a real dog in it? I’ve heard of it but have never seen it. It doesn’t seem to be available in the U.S on dvd. Although, now that I’m looking on Amazon, the cartoon isn’t available either. A shame, kids are missing out either way. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791/20 "2009-04-12T22:01:38Z")
> [@Elyanna](#): > > Homeward Bound (a movie version of “Incredible Journey”–there were two, apparently.) Yup. The 1963 version is better. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057180/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057180/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dog-movies/492791.md?page=2)