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The Shaggy Dog (1959)

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The Shaggy Dog
Movie
6.4/10on IMDb
Released
A magical ring leaves Wilby repeatedly turning into a shaggy sheepdog. In the original black-and-white film, he has to work out what he can learn or do in that shape while his dog-wary father gets in the way. Pick it for a classic Disney body-switch comedy.
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The Shaggy D.A. (1976)

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The Shaggy D.A.
Movie
5.8/10on IMDb
Released
An older Wilby runs for district attorney and starts turning into a dog when he can least afford a public interruption. The sequel is less of a pet adventure than a comedy about how much damage a dog can do to somebody’s well-planned campaign.
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The Return of the Shaggy Dog (1987)

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The Return of the Shaggy Dog
Movie
4.8/10on IMDb
Released
The television continuation brings back the ring’s spell and a pair of schemers who want the object for themselves. Choose it if you’ve seen the other Wilby films and want a comic pursuit where getting the ring back gives somebody a reason to take advantage of changing shape.
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The Shaggy Dog (1994)

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The Shaggy Dog
Movie
5.2/10on IMDb
Released
This 1994 television retelling comes back to the younger Wilby and the curse that makes him alternate between boy and dog. It offers another version of the same problem, with the easy-to-recognize family dynamic of the older film in a later television style.
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The Shaggy Dog (2006)

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The Shaggy Dog
Movie
4.4/10on IMDb
Released
The Tim Allen version turns a distracted father into a dog and makes him hear his family from floor level. A laboratory story helps set the transformation in motion. Pick it if you want the most contemporary of the Shaggy Dog theatrical films and a strong dose of slapstick.
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Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

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Greyfriars Bobby
Movie
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
The terrier’s devotion to his owner puts him at the center of a dispute over whether he can remain in an Edinburgh churchyard. It is a small-scale story driven by one dog refusing to go where people think he ought to.
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49

The Biscuit Eater (1972)

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The Biscuit Eater
Movie
5.7/10on IMDb
Released
The 1972 Disney adaptation follows two boys trying to train a bird dog adults have already written off. The training and a field trial make the dog’s habits visible, giving the story more at stake than whether the boys like him.
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Chips, the War Dog (1990)

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Chips, the War Dog
Movie
6.5/10on IMDb
Released
Chips trains to serve with a young soldier during World War II. The dog’s abilities matter to what the pair can get through together. Pick this TV movie for wartime adventure centered on a working partnership.
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51

Hounded (2001)

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Hounded
Movie
4.9/10on IMDb
Released
A student ends up with a dog that draws him into an escalating problem. Try this Disney Channel movie for the way a seemingly small scheme gets derailed by the actual work of managing a determined pet.
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52

Life Is Ruff (2005)

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Life Is Ruff
Movie
4.9/10on IMDb
Released
A teenager enters a dog in a show hoping to earn money, then has to contend with what the dog will actually do. The Disney Channel comedy is a fit for viewers who like seeing a pet expose the difference between a shortcut and training.
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53

You Lucky Dog (1998)

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You Lucky Dog
Movie
4.7/10on IMDb
Released
A dog inherits a fortune and a man who can hear what he thinks is asked to look after him. Pick this one when it sounds fun for a dog to have strong opinions about the people trying to manage his new life.
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White Fang (1991)

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White Fang
Movie
6.7/10on IMDb
Released
The Disney film follows a wolfdog who passes through different hands in gold-rush country. His reactions to human treatment change whether the young prospector can get close to him. Watch when a rougher wilderness story suits the audience.
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White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)

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White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
Movie
5.5/10on IMDb
Released
White Fang accompanies a new human companion into a conflict over what is happening to a community’s land. The sequel leans harder into legend and environmental adventure while continuing to give the wolfdog work to do.
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Turner & Hooch (1989)

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Turner & Hooch
Movie
6.2/10on IMDb
Released
The Touchstone film pairs a detective with Hooch, the dog who saw a crime. Hooch’s loyalty and stubbornness disrupt the investigation and keep the partnership from feeling like an ordinary police case.
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57

The Call of the Wild (2020)

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The Call of the Wild
Movie
6.7/10on IMDb
Released
The 2020 adaptation makes Buck a digital dog, but the choices are his. He learns to pull with a team and later decides how far to follow a human companion through the Yukon.
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Up (2009)

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Up
Movie
8.3/10on IMDb
Released
Dug changes the trip when he abandons his old pack's mission and attaches himself to Carl and Russell. His ability to befriend them turns a pursuit into a chase with sides he has to choose between.
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