We hardly make it to the movies around here. I see a new movie only when it hits the DVD stands……….6 months after its been out. But this time, I was able to see Hotel for Dogs before it hit the stands and felt privileged! HA!
Now I’m not a huge fan of dogs overall. Heck, you already know that with as many cats as I have in my house, right? But this weekend I saw a puppy that made my heart melt. Too bad you have to take dogs for walks and all that. But since Charlotte’s never going to get a dog till she is 18 and moved out, the closest she can come is watching movies with them.
Here is a basic synopsis of the movie by IMDB:
Animals are strictly forbidden at Andi and her little brother Bruce’s foster home. But for Friday, the adorable dog they secretly care for, they’re ready to risk everything. They finally find him an ideal shelter, a huge abandoned hotel that Bruce transforms thanks to his engineering genius. In what has become an incredible paradise for dogs, Friday is soon joined by all kinds of furry friends, so many in fact that their barks alert the neighbors…and the local pound, who can’t understand the disappearance of all the stray dogs. Andi and Bruce will have to call on all their friends and all their imagination to stop the hotel’s secret from being discovered.
I honestly never expect much from kids movies. They are made for kids after all, so the plots need to be simple, yet entertaining. Surprisingly, this movie was darling. We have watched it about three times since it came in our house and I kid you not when I say my husband TEARED UP AT THE END!!!!!!!!!! (OK, i did too) Charlotte enjoyed the dogs, we enjoyed the message, and it was an all around perfect family flick. And anything to save me from another episode of Max and Ruby is completely welcome.
I was just on the website and its pretty interactive. It “retrieves” the site and “fetches” the content. LOL! If you own a dog, head over and Make your Dog a Star by creating a custom poster or DVD cover with your dog right on it.
GIVEAWAY
Hotel for Dogs wanted to spread some of that same family joy (and sniffley happy tears) back to your family and has given us THREE copies to pass out to three lucky winners! You can purchase the DVD yourself on April 28th via local carriers but on May 4th three people will win a copy from us!
To Enter:
Tell us about a dog in your life or share a picture of your dog by putting it on your blog and linking back to us so we can see!
If you dont have a dog: Tell us about your favorite pet
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I usually didn’t have a dog. I had rabbits. One of my faves was PeeDee. He was floppy-eared and brown, and boy, did he have a temper! He would get so mad at me sometimes, when he didn’t think I was paying him enough attention…and he’d thump his back foot at me.
My six year old rescue dog is “Dakota” and she is my bud,we go everywhere together.
our dog just passed about 6 weeks ago after 15.5 years….he acted like a puppy from birth to the day before he died…
I heart cats and dogs:) ty 4 the awesome giveaway and 4 the entry:)
I don’t have a dog but I do have a cat that was born on my deck many years ago and he lives in a house that we built for him. He’s a feral cat but we take care of him and he has been here a long time now!
My favorite pet is my two rescue cats that I adopted. They are the most loving cats ever.
I Have 4 Dogs 2 Chihuahuas Named Cricket And Butterball And A Dachshund Named Snooky And A Pitbull Named Buddy
My dog, Hannah, is a big sweetheart. She has cancer so we have been taking her for chemo treatments, but luckily she still acts totally healthy!
I love my neighbor’s dog. My neighbor talks to EVERYBODY and the poor dog just sits there waiting to finish his walk. As soon as he sees me walk by, he wags his tail and stands up because he knows that I’m going to make his owner start moving again!
my rot sugar just died in the last couple months. we are thinking of getting a new puppy.
but that movie looks so cute i cant wait to see it.
I like my fish in my aquarium, thanks.
I have two beautiful Shar-peis, ‘Jack’ the Ripple, and ‘Henry’ Wrinkler.
I adore my Chinese Shar-Pei, Pekoe, named after the color of tea!
we have 3 dogs bella the chow chow and 2 min pin chihahaus chico and paco
Thanks for the chance.
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I have a dog named Romeo. He makes me happy every day. Not sure what I would do without that little boy!
We have two lovely golden retrievers that I couldn’t imagine being without.
I like cats, but I’m a dog lover!
I have two furchildren. I’d love to see this movie. I am a huge dog lover. Amanda is my oldest furchild, she is a lab mix and we adopted her in 2003 from a shelter. She didn’t have long left there. I highly recommend shelter dogs. My youngest is Chloe, a chiweenie.
We have a little white chihuahua and he is by far a life saver! We got him before my son was born just as a family pet. We put him in some classes to be a therapeutic dog, and thank god we did. When my son was born, and we brought him home, he stopped breathing one day, and our Wonderful Pup Sawyer went NUTS and we were able to get my son to the hospital and get him all better! We love Sawyer to no end, hes the best friend a family could want!! Now Sawyer and my son are Best friends and they sleep next to each other every night!