Now that the holidays are in the rear view mirror, many of us are begrudgingly entering the cold doldrums of winter. The idea of being stuck indoors for the next several months may leave us suffering from the “winter time blues.” But there are ways you can have fun, spend some quality time with your family and beat those winter blues. Here at That Pet Blog, we have selected a few pet themed movies that should hold you over til the thaw!
Air Bud
“Does he dribble? No but he might drool a little!”
With the NBA season kicking into high gear, a basketball movie is perfect for the winter. But this isn’t your normal basketball movie!
It features a young boy named Josh and his pet dog — a Golden Retriever named Buddy — who just happens to be great at shooting hoops!
If your kids love this movie there is good news — it spawned a franchise — where Buddy has fun playing many other sports!
Babe
Babe is a fun film featuring a barnyard full of talking animals! The main character is a young pig named Babe, who draws the favor of the farmer, saving him from the butcher’s block.
While learning how to grow up on a farm and interact with all the animals, Babe takes on the unlikely roll of a sheep dog and even enters a local herding competition!
This movie was so well received that it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1995!
Dr. Doolittle
For thousands of years, animals have been trying to tell us something!
Haven’t you ever wanted to know exactly what your pet was thinking? In this movie, Eddie Murphy stars at the eponymous Dr. Dootlittle and he realizes the ability to do just that!
Kids and pet lovers of all ages will enjoy the fun — and hijinks — that come with hearing your favorite animals speak.
This film features a star-studded cast that includes Ellen Degeneres, Jenna Elfman, Albert Brooks and Chris Rock lending their voices to various wacky animals!
101 Dalmatians
Walt Disney’s animated classic is a fantastic family film that you can watch one, twice or 101 times!
The cartoon movie follows the adventures the Radcliffe family experiences when their litter of dalmatian puppies starts to grow exponentially! But with such a bounty of beautiful babes, it’s not long before infamous Disney villan Cruella de Ville enters the picture and tries to pry the puppies away!
If you like this classic version of the dalmatian tale, check out the 1996 live action version starring Glenn Close, it’s also great.
Homeward Bound
In this 1993 Disney remake of the 1963 original, three pets — an American Bulldog named Chance, a Golden Retriever named Shadow and a Himalayan cat named Sassy try to find their way to their owners.
Follow the three as they journey across amazing landscapes and the beautiful wilderness to see if they make it home safe and sound! (Okay it’s a Disney movie, so they might just make it, but humor us!)
Talking pet movies always feature famous stars playing the voices and this film has ’em too: Michael J. Fox, Don Ameche and Sally Field play Chance, Shadow and Sassy respectively.
Those are our choices! Did any of these make your list? Do you have others in mind we should check out? Let us know in the comments section below! Enjoy and stay warm!