Dogs and the Entertainment Industry

• DogPark Posted : 7/18/2007 10:56:44 AM ORIGINAL: calliecritturs I have to say using a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel as "Sweet Polly Purebred" is absolutely inspired if you are going by breed temperament.  It's just a shame Wally Cox isn't around to do Underdog's Voice.  It's the dog version of Walter Mitty.  So many of us aspire to that.  I don't want to HAVE an underdog -- I want to BE Underdog! I  agree the CKC Spaniel is an awesome choice, and she looks gorgeous. I wonder if Underdog will spark interest in the breeds shown in the film for soon to be owners? Would love to get some facts/figures on this. As far as the voice, I actually really like Jason Lee, looks hysterical from the trailers. He's a funny dude seems like he's a good fit for the role. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• houndlove Posted : 7/18/2007 12:02:52 PM I must confess that every time I hear about someone getting a weim, I kind of cringe because it is just so common for people to get them for their striking looks but end up totally unprepared for their needs. They are not easy dogs to own. My husband's cousin got one and it was rough going for a while. I hear she's really rounded a corner recently but it was definately touch and go for a while. But it isn't the entertainment industry's fault. Anyone who gets any breed or type of dog just because they saw it in a movie--and anyone who will sell such people a dog--is just asking for it. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Amitiel Posted : 7/18/2007 12:29:08 PM I have noticed an increasing trend to use bully breeds in commercials - showing their good - I hope this goes to repairing their rep without increasing bad pet owners 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• fuzzy_dogs_mom Posted : 7/18/2007 1:09:06 PM I don't think dalmations, as a breed, were done any favors by the movies.  My understanding is that they're not a breed for everybody, and a lot of people who ran out and got a cute dal puppy probably wound up dumping the dog at the shelter a few months later.   Joyce 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• brookcove Posted : 7/18/2007 1:11:18 PM We mark our breed's history in this country in two eras: Before Babe and After Babe. Before Babe, accosted by a passerby while playing with my dogs in the park: Passerby: Neat dog - what kind is that? Me: Oh, he's just a rescue dog. After Babe, same scenario: Passerby: Oh, look! One of those cool talking dogs like in Babe! I want one - I heard they are really smart! Rescue Before Babe: We were helping other rescues out, fostering Aussies and vague BC-like mixes with no problem. Rescue After Babe: No need to explain how overrun we are, I'm sure. Plus, in the beginning we completely lacked a national support network and to this day there is no centralized BC rescue org. That was thanks to the AKC battle that was raging at the time and diverting most of the resources of the working breed club. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• deb walsh Posted : 7/18/2007 1:16:21 PM I think my furkid looks like Underdog!!    Deb W. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• rwbeagles Posted : 7/18/2007 1:17:49 PM He does! LOL....my Beagle-friend bred a Beagle who was one of 3 used to "generate" the image used in the film...cool eh? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• deb walsh Posted : 7/18/2007 1:23:55 PM Very cool Gina!!  I just hope the resemblance doesn't encourage even more people to stop us on our walks!!  Jamison has such a big head already - he actually gets kind of pissed when somebody walks right by without stopping to pet him!!  Like "Hello - I'm here - adore me"!!!   Deb W. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Anonymous Posted : 7/18/2007 3:17:23 PM When I was a kid I wanted an "Old Yeller", because of the book/movie of course. Never got a Lab but closest I ever got was a Golden Retriever.   Then when K-9 came out I wanted a German Shephard. (typical kid).   Fortunately my parents had the good sense not to indulge me every time I wanted a new breed of dog. But I can seen how some breed trends might catch on as perpetuated by the entertainment industry. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• DogPark Posted : 7/20/2007 10:51:39 AM ORIGINAL: Ratsicles Pit Bulls- Rap videos. DMX in particular had a habit of putting pits in his videos, usually with them trying to maul each other while being restrained by heavy chains. He was convicted of animal cruelty a few years ago. [&o] Actually, I just found one of his videos on Youtube. It gives you a good idea of the image of pits that he pushes. Warning though, adult language: [linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltGOKT2rQ8E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltGOKT2rQ8E[/link] What's wrong with these people who commit crulety to dogs like DMX and esp. this whole Mike Vick situation, which is beyond words. These poor pits! That being said, i think when you're talking about a film like "Underdog" or any movie in recent history, I think the dogs in these movies are treated better/ live more comfotable lives than some of the crew. Unless you count getting hit in the head with a boom mic fromt hat blooper reel as cruel! JK! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Pwca Posted : 7/20/2007 11:40:41 AM Old Yeller was a black mouth cur, not a lab!  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• RidgebackGermansShep Posted : 7/20/2007 12:13:41 PM rin tin tin! I was in love! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Anonymous Posted : 7/20/2007 12:13:52 PM In the book he was just a yellow mixed breed. My copy of the book had a lab on the cover. In the movie they used a cur but when I saw that dog it still looked like a lab to me (I was a little kid, I didn't know the difference) so to me he was always a lab. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Michael H Posted : 7/23/2007 5:43:35 AM What about the positive side of the Entertainment Industry?  People can see how smart dogs are and what they are capable of.  Look at that dog on Frasier.  The Jack Russell Terrier.  Also, there is a flip side to the St. Bernard in "Cujo."  Remember "Beethoven" and "Beethoven 2"?  I fell in love with that breed every since those movies.  I had actually forgotten that the dog was a St. Bernard in "Cujo."  And I saw "Cujo" when as a little boy when it first came out on video!  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Stacita Posted : 7/23/2007 7:32:39 AM I think for some people there may be a benefit of exposure to an unfamiliar breed. But with Eddie from Frasier, it was again a situation where a lot of people raced out to get Jack Russell's, a breed that can be very difficult to raise and to live with. Since they are going to use dogs in the entertainment industry, I'd like to see more dogs of indeterminate heritage and hope it spurs interest in adoption rather than buying. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login