A Dog's Tale

A cute story about a boy that intends to wish he HAD a dog and instead wishes he IS a dog. The story is not spectacular beyond that but certainly is entertaining within the concept. Obviously the boy encounters many adventures as a dog in his attempt to return to being a boy. He desperately wants to be a boy in time for Christmas.

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In this film a boy is desperately yearning for a dog for Christmas. So he makes a wish -- but a strange shift in the stars while he's wishing turns him into a dog! Now, he's in for some eye-opening experiences as he sets out to regain his human form.

Not a great film but it has some very good moments. What I found the most entertaining was the continuity errors. At the end there is a seen in the parks that the snow appears and disappears and appears again depending on the camera angle! There is also moments in the film where the dog has walks in the snow but you can see the dog tracks in the snow from obvious previous takes! However I do love the films message.

The main message to me is not "Be Careful what you wish for" but "Be kind to animals".

Little boy's wish to have dog goes awry when he gets turned into a German Shepherd. He gets to experience life as a dog for the longest 12 days of his life, and gets a dogs-eye view of life. The humans are just plot contrivances, but enjoyable ones, particularly Gordon Jump as the Wizard-of-Oz-like "Professor." Anne Lockhart and David Bowe are appropriately befuddles as Tim's parents, and the young actress playing Haley is simply adorable. Altogether, this is a simple, but addictive, family film.