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Thursday, June 20, 2019

A Dog's Way Home (2019)

I am a complete sucker for these stories about lost animals who find their way home over hundreds of miles against all odds.  There is almost nothing new in this version of beloved dog lost.  My spouse had to turn it off about 30 minutes in because it just didn't hold his interest, even on a transpacific flight (in other words almost anything would have done but not this--just so you know opinions may vary).
Bella is a stray puppy found under the foundation of an abandoned building by Lucas, who is an animal protector.  He and his veteran mother adopt the dog, despite the fact that their lease does not allow for pets.  When Lucas is at work, mom takes Bella to her PTSD therapy groups, and much as you would expect, Bella is able to reach traumatized veterans in a way that their therapist and fellow veterans cannot.  So while she is totally forbidden in the building literally everyone looks the other way.
The turning point comes when the landlord is about to evict the trio, and Bella gets temporarily moved to a friend's place out of state, Bella doesn't understand this, takes off, and the rest of the story is how she makes her way back to the family that loves her.

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