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Blog More... Humor 12 Classic Movies That Aren’t About Dogs (But Should Be)

12 Classic Movies That Aren’t About Dogs (But Should Be)

September 1, 2012 //  by Pamela

I love classic movies. But wouldn’t they be even better if they were about dogs?

Dog Movies I’d Like to See

Golden Retriever on the beach
Here I am getting nice and sandy. Where’s my leading man?

From Here to Peternity – Drama about Army life on Hawaii before Pearl Harbor. Known for its sexy love scene on the dog beach between Burt Danecaster and Deborah Cur.

Gone With the Pug – Scarlett doesn’t let anything get in her way, not even a raging war between cats and dogs. Until she meets Rhett Pugler, the one dog she can’t get out of her mind.

Citizen K9 – After a wealthy and controversial dog crosses the rainbow bridge, reporters try to figure out the meaning of his last bark.

Dog Soup – Zany Barx Brothers comedy in which Roo-fus T. Firefly becomes dictator of Puppydonia. Mayhem follows.

Sh*t Happened One Night – A spoiled Pomeranian in digestive distress is helped by a handsome shepherd mix who wants to tell her story in a pet blog.

An American Staffordshire Bull Terrier in Paris – Dog meets bitch. Dog pees all over Paris landmarks. Dog loses bitch. Dog and bitch are reunited by selfless friend.

Dr. Strangedog: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bone – One crazy dog tries to convince everyone to go to a raw food diet. Others try to stop him.

The Dogfather – Epic story about the crime family who stop at nothing to make their fortune, even dealing catnip on the streets. I get chills from the scene where the movie producer wakes up to the “warning” of a destuffed squeaky toy in his bed.

It’s a Pupperful Life – George Bailey thinks he’s reached the end of his rope. Until a guardian angel shows him how much he’s really helped his local shelter. A real tearjerker when the little girl tells us that every time a bell rings, a puppy’s gotten adopted.

The Wizard of Dog – After losing her way in a tornado, Dorothy seeks her forever home with the help of her new friends. They face many trials but in the end, Dorothy learns that the only thing she had to do was click her red muttluks together and say, “There’s no place like a home. There’s no place like a home.”

Dogocalypse Now – Military mission sets out to take down a rogue terrier deep in the jungles of Catbodia.

Some Like It Mutt – Two dogs witness a crime and don disguises to escape with an all-cat band.

What classic film would you like to see remade with animals?

And speaking of classic, you still have time to enter my giveaway for Following Atticus: Forty-eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship.

This is the Saturday Pet Blogger Hop, hosted by Life With Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers and Confessions of the Plume.

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  1. Jen

    September 1, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Wait, the Wizard of Oz isn’t all about Toto? All this time…. 😉

  2. Donna and the Dogs

    September 1, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    These are great Pam! I especially got a laugh out of the de-stuffed squeaky toy in “The Dogfather.” Have a great weekend!

  3. Jackie Bouchard

    September 1, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Hehehe. Can’t decide which is my fave. I think “Sh*t Hapened One Night”. I love old movies! So many good ones… An Airedale to Remember, The Beagles of Saint Mary’s, Dog on a Hot Tin Roof, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Jack Russel Terrier. My fave movie, although maybe not really old enough to be a classic, is Raiders of the Lost Trash Bin.

  4. Linda Messina

    September 1, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    VERY clever! You should be a writer…. oh but wait – you are! Found you on the Sat Blog Hop.

  5. Jan

    September 1, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    A solid 10 on the creative and comedy scale!!! Loved them all.

  6. caren gittleman

    September 1, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    “Dirty Dogging” lol………….

    Super clever post!

  7. houndstooth

    September 1, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    So, will a little girl play Toto in the canine version of The Wizard? What about the popular musical version “The Wiz?” The canine version would be “The Whiz” of course…

    I’d pay to see “The Sound of Roosic” where a family of Greyhounds comes together and escapes the Nazis through the Swiss Alps!

  8. Georgia Little Pea

    September 1, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    An American staffy in Paris HAHAHA!!! How about Psycho set in a dreaded doggy camp? 🙂

  9. Julie

    September 1, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    I love it!! I was trying to think of something for Rebel without a Cause . .but I got nothin’ – you are much more creative!!

    • Pamela

      September 2, 2012 at 7:30 AM

      Ooh, great idea, Julie. How about Rebel without a Paws? The story of a troubled tripawd dog who only feels understood by two other dogs with physical handicaps.

      • Julie

        September 2, 2012 at 4:59 PM

        Ha ha! That’s perfect!!

  10. Kolchak, Felix & Jodi

    September 2, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Ba ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! That is absolutely awesome! I love it. You are hilarious.

  11. Prudence

    September 2, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    Wow, we need to see all these films, BOL!

  12. Jodi

    September 2, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    This post was so funny and creative Pamela!

    I’m thinking CasaBarka. Upset after a messy breakup a woman settles in a remote village in Africa, where she is adopted by a rescue dog. Inspired by her new found dog, the woman and dog emBARK on an adventure to rescue more dogs.

    Not nearly as good as yours! LOL

    • Pamela

      September 3, 2012 at 8:39 AM

      Awesome, Jodi. I ran Casablanca over and over in my mind and could not get there. Thank you. I can die happy now. 🙂

  13. Catherine

    September 3, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    hahaha love it

  14. Molly The Wally

    September 3, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Loved it. We at some point are going to do our top ten film posters as we have just done out top rock n roll albums. Have a lovely Monday.
    Best wishes Molly

    • Pamela

      September 3, 2012 at 8:39 AM

      I can’t wait. I loved the rock albums! 🙂

  15. melF

    September 3, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    These are so awesome! I think I liked the It’s a Pupperful Life. The idea of a bell ringing every time a dog gets adopted made me smile. Al of them made me laugh though. Very clever!

  16. Holly @ A Pet's Life

    September 4, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    Love this post! Rhett Pugler had me giggling 🙂

    What about Indiana Bones: Raiders of the Lost Bark?

    • Pamela

      September 4, 2012 at 10:27 AM

      OMD! I don’t quite consider it a classic film (although I know many would argue with me). But the puns are so awesome that should push it onto the list alone. 🙂

      Great job, Holly!

  17. Pup Fan

    September 17, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    And this is what happens when work/life becomes crazy for a month… I miss an entire post of beautiful, wonderful, hilarious puns. I love this post!

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