DOG: What is the meaning of life?
Are we here for a reason?
Is there a point to any of this?
(squeaky barking)
First, I had no idea what was going on.
I... I couldn't see a thing.
It was warm.
(chuckling) There was my mother.
- (yipping) - Every day, I had fun.
Was having fun the point?
The whole point?
No, it couldn't be that simple.
MAN: Here's one.
(whimpers)
And then it was over.
MAN: That's it for you.
No more fun.
It seemed like such a short life.
I mean, what exactly did I do?
There was some playing.
There was some eating.
I dug in the dirt.
But when I really thought about it,
it didn't add up to much.
I was back.
And I was a puppy again.
Alive and ready to ask the big questions.
To dig for answers.
Just let me in there.
Um, where am I?
- MAN: So what else do you have? - (dogs barking)
- Uh, this one here. - Oh.
- What is it? - It's a red retriever.
Oh. Oh, yeah.
- (grunts) Oh! - Nice dog.
Good breed. Easy to train.
You got something smaller?
I got some cute Yorkies over here.
- Oh. - I got this Japanese Chin.
- Ah! - Uh, poodle.
Corgi over here.
Got a Pomeranian.
(dogs barking)
DOG: Look at all this great stuff.
Somebody knew I was coming.
Oh, yeah.
(whimpers)
Hey, look at this.
(dog whimpers)
What do we have here?
Look at this little guy.
Bet it's worth a couple bucks.
Yeah, it was a knockout in the second round.
I lost everything. Hang tight, guy.
- Now, you're buying this time. - (doors close)
- Not today, buddy. - (chuckling)
DOG: I thought about my life.
I still had so many questions.
But I kept coming back to the same one...
How do I get a drink of water?
(woman laughing)
Do you want to get an ice cream?
- Sure. - (dog whimpering loudly)
What flavor?
Mom, I hear something in there.
Hey, honey.
Ethan!
Hey, Mom, come here.
(panting)
(woman gasps)
My God.
It looks so thirsty.
ETHAN: It's too hot in there.
MOM: I think we need to get him out.
ETHAN: I can't open the door.
MOM: Wait, it's locked.
ETHAN: Please, Mom.
MOM: Okay, stand back.
(sighs)
- You poor thing. - (weak whimpering)
You poor, poor thing.
(birds chirping)
(grunts, whimpers)
ETHAN: How are you, boy?
- Good? - DOG: What... what is this?
- Mom! - A boy?
- Boy... - A boy!
- Are you okay? - I-I never knew there might be
- such a thing as a boy. - Tired, huh?
I think this little guy is gonna make it.
- ETHAN: Can we keep him, Mom? - I don't know.
I think your father might not... (chuckling)
I decided right then and there
I am definitely keeping this boy.
(laughing)
(barking)
Yeah! Dad, can we keep him?
- (TV playing indistinctly) - Well, who's gonna feed him?
- I will. - Who's gonna clean him?
I'll do everything, Dad.
- You think you're ready to do it? - Yeah.
- Oh, I don't know, son. - He's a good boy.
- (sighs)
(dog barks, Ethan chuckles)
ETHAN: Come on, please.
He's a retriever, Dad.
He'll fetch your slippers.
And the paper when it rains.
Name something you want fetched.
He can do it.
Look. Hey, come here!
- (dog barking) - What are you doing?
So, Ethan and I discussed that the dog
- would be his responsibility. - Come here! Yeah. Good boy.
ETHAN: Please, Dad?
MOM: Come on. He needs a pal.
- (dog whimpers) - DAD: All right, this thing
that you two are doing, it's dirty pool,...
...okay? Take him away.
I want to talk to your mother alone.
ETHAN: Okay.
DAD: We'll keep it till tomorrow...
ETHAN: You nervous, boy? Don't be.
It'll be okay. Yeah.
MOM: We don't have much choice.
DAD: They make a mess.
- You gotta clean 'em. - Oh, come on.
- He's gonna be bored with it. - Oh, come on, Jim.
DAD: You know it. You know how he is.
If he says no, we can run off and go find another family.
(door opens)
Ethan?
Yeah?
You have a dog.
- Yes! Oh, my gosh, yes! - (barking)
Come on, boy. Dad!
- Whoo! Yes! - All right.
Oh, my gosh, thank you!
Come on! Come on!
MOM: Bailey.
B-A-I-L-E-Y, I-I would think.
ETHAN: And I'm Ethan.
I'm the owner.
Do you think he knows how to spell my name?
I would think so, honey.
ETHAN: Here you go.
Good boy.
Here you go.
Ready?
- Come on, Bailey. - (barks)
Bailey, sit.
Sit.
Roll over. Roll over.
(barking)
(Bailey whining)
Get that out of your mouth!
Get that out of your mouth.
Okay. Come here.
Shake your paw. Shake your paw.
Come on. Yeah, good boy!
Turn around. Turn around.
- Come on. - DOG: What's he saying?
- It's too many words. - ETHAN: Come on. Okay.
- I'm gonna do this now. - ETHAN: Come here.
Good job. Good job.
But one word got said more than any other.
Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey.
After a while,
I came to understand the words that mattered.
I had a boy, and his name was Ethan.
I got a name.
My name was Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey.
Oh, gee, honey, I wish I'd have known that you and Wes were...
I learned my place in the pack.
Mom liked me.
- DAD: Yes... - Dad liked me.
- Yes. Yes, no, I understand. - A lot.
Oh, excuse me. Hold on. Come on.
Get down a bit.
I was sad for the cat.
Obviously, he wanted to be a dog.
(cat hisses, yowls)
Wasn't my fault he couldn't be a dog.
(footsteps approaching)
Ethan, it's time to go to bed.
Time to turn out the light, okay?
Okay.
(door closes)
Okay, come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on.
- Okay. - (Bailey barks)
"Don't! Don't do it, Cap.
"Let him have it, Bucky.
"We'll pound some sense into this character.
"Pow! Stomp!
"It's coming right at us.
Jump for your lives!"
Ethan always came up with such great games.
- "Boom!" - Making noise under a blanket, genius.
- "Zap!" - Every night as I fell asleep,
I thought about how happy I was that I had an Ethan.
And that I wasn't a cat.
(yapping)
Bailey, get in the car.
ETHAN: Come on, boy.
Come on!
♪ Hey, hey, baby ♪
(singing along to radio) ♪ I wanna know ♪
♪ If you'll be my girl ♪
(laughing)
♪ Hey, hey... ♪
DOG: Whenever the family wanted me to get some fresh smells,
we all got in the car for a ride.
- ♪ I wanna know ♪ - Grass,...
...tree, toad, moss, skunk, dead skunk, pond,...
- ...mud, goat. - (goat bleating)
- (barking) - Goat!
♪ I said that's the kind of girl... ♪
Everyone was asking them-self
- the same question... - (groans)
"Why can't everything smell like goat?"
Ooh, it stinks!
♪ I'm gonna make her mine, all mine ♪
♪ Hey... ♪
- Oh, look who's here! - Hello!
Guess what we got.
What have you got?
What'd you get?
- Come on, Bailey. - (Bailey barks)
- Oh, my. Look at this. - Oh! A puppy! - Oh, my gosh.
- Here, boy. Here. - (chickens clucking)
- GRANDMA: Hello! - GRANDPA: Hey! Hey!
GRANDMA: Where's he going? Oh!
DOG: Sometimes I thought that trying
to make sense out of life could be a waste of time.
Maybe it was better to just really enjoy life
and leave it at that.
♪ Well, I said, come on over, baby ♪
- Hey! - Come on, boy. - ♪ We got chicken in the barn ♪
♪ Whose barn? What barn? My barn ♪
Hey, where'd everybody go?
Where's all the chickens?
ETHAN: Bailey! Bailey, Bailey!
♪ Yeah, we ain't fakin' ♪
♪ Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... ♪
- Ethan, Ethan, Ethan, Ethan, Ethan! - Yeah!
Oh, my goodness! Look who's here!
For some reason,
they wouldn't share this ball with me.
Yes! Run, Ethan, run!
Everybody knows there's never
been a game in the history of balls
that can't be improved by having a dog in it.
♪ Shake it, baby, shake ♪
But there was something weird about this ball.
- ♪ Come on, baby, shake, baby, shake ♪ - Bailey, no!
Treasure.
♪ Come on over ♪
- ♪ Whole lotta shakin' goin' on. ♪ - Oh, no.
Ah, this is the life.
(quiet chatter)
Anyone else? Jim, your coffee?
- Oh, thank you. - Here you go.
- GRANDMA: Here we all are. - GRANDPA: Yeah.
- GRANDPA: Enjoy your meal. - (Grandma chuckling)
I liked the old humans.
They got me.
(quiet chatter)
(whines)
Would you please stop feeding the dog?
- Oh. - We're trying to train him.
I told you.
You caught me. I'm sorry.
(laughs)
GRANDMA: Could you pass me the jam, please?
When I wasn't thinking about food, my mind wandered.
Why am I here?
What's the purpose?
Oh, yeah. Keep rubbing.
And... might there be more bacon?
GRANDMA: Oh, look at his plate.
You know, the way you eat,
you're gonna grow up to be bigger
than all of us put together.
- GRANDPA: Yes! - (MOM laughing) Oh!
If there's a world to grow up in.
These Russians are putting missiles in Cuba.
Do we have to talk about that now?
- No. - GRANDPA: So, um, Jim,
I hear you're up for a new office job.
Why don't you tell us about that?
That didn't work out.
MOM: Well, they want him in the field.
He's one of the top sellers every year.
I got the job nobody wants.
MOM: Jim, do you have to?
We're three seconds away from nuclear annihilation.
Uh, can me and Bailey be excused?
Sure.
(birds chirping)
DOG: Ethan was sad.
I didn't know why.
Hey, Bailey.
Captain America, remember?
He could take out that bomb in a second.
Pow!
(whines)
Zap!
(Bailey barking)
(rooster crows)
Oh, you like it, don't you?
Whoa.
Come on. Come on.
Yeah, boy. Oh! (laughs)
Okay, Bailey.
Get it, boy!
Whoo! Come on!
Yeah, boy! Come on.
Come on. Oh, where'd it go?
Where'd it go? Oh, oh!
Come on, boy! Oh! What is that?
- Get it, boy! - (barking)
Oh, come on. Come on, get it!
- DOG: We played with that ball all afternoon. - Yeah! Come on!
- Ethan loved it. - Good boy!
Get it!
Come on! Come on.
Hey, Dad, watch this.
Look what he can do.
Okay, Bailey. Ready?
Ready.
Stay. Okay.
(panting)
And...
Okay.
Go, Bailey!
Yeah! Out.
That's great, pal.
Thanks, Dad.
Hey, hey, come on.
- (barking) - ETHAN: Oh, yes. Yes.
Come on. Come on.
- You have a great day. - When it got colder outside,
- we all went back home. - ETHAN: See ya.
- MOM: He'll be fine. Bye. - ETHAN: Bye.
Every morning, a big yellow box with wheels
took Ethan away from me.
(students chattering on bus)
(Bailey barks)
When Mom left the house, too,
I was lonely.
- (panting) - And hungry.
And bored.
- At least they left the cat. - (cat meows)
I'd give him his dog lessons.
- (barking) - (cat yowls)
Ugh. So much to learn.
- No, dogs do not hide under pillows. - (cat yowling)
Come on. Come...
Hey, hey.
- Come on, sniff me. - (clattering)
Sniff me!
Ugh! You don't know anything.
(Bailey barking)
- (cat hissing) - Wow. You clear your throat a lot.
Oh, Bailey, no.
(Bailey whimpers)
Hi, Dad.
Elizabeth?
- This... this... - Elizabeth!
- JIM: Hello? - (Bailey groaning)
Hey!
That's my slipper.
Bailey! Bailey!
Come... Get back here.
Bailey, no!
Bailey, come here.
- Come here. Come here. - (Bailey barking, grumbling)
Bailey, come here.
- Give me that. - DOG: When Dad was in
the right mood, he was so much fun to play with.
Come on, let go. Let go. Let go.
That's not yours, Bailey.
That's mine. That's mine!
You come over here. Come on!
- (door opens) - (Bailey whimpering)
Ethan, my boss is coming over tonight,
and he cannot see my office like this.
Do you understand?
You have got to start telling this dog who's boss.
Here, take him. Just take him.
And you say, "I am the boss!"
You gotta show him who's boss.
(Jim sighs)
All right, everything goes back where it belongs.
I want this place spick-and-span.
Do you understand? Well, do you understand?
Do you understand?!
- Yes, sir. - Thank you.
I want everything just the way I like it.
Spick-and-span.
Why? Because I'm the boss. That's why.
I'm the boss man, and you're the boss dog.
(barking)
Boss dog.
(barks)
- Boss dog. - (barks)
Boss dog.
(barks)
- Boss dog. - (barks)
Ethan.
Come on. Let's go.
We got guests coming any minute.
Chop-chop.
(Jim whistling)
ELIZABETH: Jim?
- What? - Jim, can you help me?
Huh?
I don't know how to make a Singapore Sling.
(groans) What?
Oh, I'll show you.
ELIZABETH: I can make a whiskey cobbler.
Wait, here's the recipe.
JIM: Elizabeth, what are you... what are you doing?
ELIZABETH: Well, we need spirit...
Saint-Gaudens 1907 golden eagle.
Real gold.
No! Hey!
DOG: Ethan was good to me.
- Boy! No! - He always shared his food.
Do you have it in your mouth? Did you swallow it?
- Wasn't my favorite treat. - Come on, show me.
- And he wanted it back. - Come on, come on.
- Why? - (doorbell rings)
(gasps)
- WOMAN: We made it. - Hello! Ellen.
Come in. Welcome.
- Yes. - I am glad we were finally able
to make it out here, because I have been wanting
to, uh, visit the field office for a while now.
Oh, yes, and it's... it's so nice and...
quiet out here in the suburbs.
- It sure is. Yeah. - Yes.
Well, we're happy to have you.
Um, so I-I've been meaning to say we...
uh, we're real impressed
with your numbers this past year, Jim.
Real impressed.
You know, I'm glad you brought that up.
Uh, I've actually been meaning to talk to you about that.
You know, I-I was thinking, with the numbers so high,
maybe it's time I get off the road
and take an office position.
Well, we... we really need you on the road.
That's the backbone of the whole operation really.
I'll be honest, Jim.
You are one of our best traveling salesmen.
I mean, I would be crazy to take you out of the field.
(BOSS) Um, are you still collecting coins?
JIM: Oh, sure.
(BOSS) What... what's your showpiece?
1907 Saint-Gaudens golden eagle.
(ELLEN) Oh! Well, Herman,
I don't know anything about coins,
but I know that that is special.
- That is special. - That is a treasure.
Yeah, I have never seen one up close before.
- ELIZABETH: It's quite a coin. - JIM: Yeah, it's a beauty.
I'll show you. I'll go get it.
Well, maybe after dinner. (chuckles)
JIM: Let me go get it later. (chuckles)
May I please be excused?
Huh?
May I please be excused?
Need to take Bailey out for a walk.
Sure, honey.
ETHAN: Go on, do it.
Please, Bailey.
Please, Bailey, do it. Come on.
DOG: What does he want from me?
Come on. Come on.
I really wish I knew what he was saying.
Go! Go! Come on!
What's your problem? Come on!
(sighs)
I don't know why he was so upset, but it made me anxious.
And when I'm anxious, things kind of move super fast.
(barks)
(gasps)
This was a first.
I'd never seen him so happy to clean up after me.
Yes! Found it!
(chuckles)
It's important it shouldn't be too sweet.
- No, it's nice. Mmm. - See this?
- Oh. - Now, this...
- Mm-hmm. - ...that's something
- for your eyes to feast on. - No!
What?
There's a rat.
- What? -What? - Right there!
- Where? No, I don't like rats. - Where?
- Where is it? -It's okay. - Under the table.
- DOG: I love rats. - Yeah, go get it, Bailey.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - (Ellen screams)
- ELIZABETH: I don't see anything. - JIM: Where?
- It's running over there. - JIM: Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait!
- Get that dog! Get the dog. - (gasps)
- Get the dog. Get the... - Bailey!
- I don't see anything. - (gasps) - Come here.
- It's right there. - Maybe you saw Smokey.
- Definitely not Smokey. - JIM: No, it wasn't Smokey.
I really don't like rats. I don't like rats.
It's more scared of you than you are of him.
- Oh, oh! - Come here. Come here, Bailey.
- Come here! Come here. - Can you grab him? Grab him.
- Jim. - Bailey! Bailey, come here!
- (Ellen gasps) - JIM: Come here!
ELIZABETH: Wait. Please, Bailey.
- Can you grab him, Jim? - (HERMAN) I don't see anything.
- JIM: Bailey! - (Ellen gasping)
Bailey, come here.
I think it's gone now.
(ELLEN) Oh, I don't like rats!
Whoa! (gasps)
JIM: Bailey!
What was that?
(groans)
- (barks) - (ELLEN) Herman!
JIM: Bailey, come here!
Come here! Come on!
ELIZABETH: You got him, Jim? You got him?
(grunts)
(Ellen gasping)
- (Ellen screams) - JIM: Whoa!
Any chances I had of a promotion, forget it.
Dad! Dad, stop!
- It's not his fault. It's... - You made us look like fools!
DOG: Dad always talked so loud when he smelled this way.
ETHAN: Don't punish him! My fault!
ELIZABETH: Jim, why don't we take a moment before you...
JIM: No, from now on, he stays out here.
ETHAN: He didn't do anything!
I do not want to see him.
I do not want to see him in the house.
But it's cold outside.
JIM: Well, he's got fur for that.
ELIZABETH: We should at least set out a blanket.
JIM: It's a dog!
DOG: Ethan?
Hey, boy. Good?
I'm so sorry.
It's all my fault.
Even though I couldn't see him,
I knew Ethan was very sad that night.
(sniffing)
(steps approaching, collar jingling)
(gasps) Hey, boy.
(Bailey whimpering)
Hey.
It's cold out there, isn't it?
DOG: I knew he needed me.
And I needed him, too.
You're a good boy.
- Ready, boy? - (barking)
Okay. Come here.
Come here.
Come on, Bailey.
- Okay, boy. Ready? - (chuckles)
Three, two...
one!
- Come on! - (Bailey barks)
ETHAN: Yeah, boy.
- (chuckling) - Yeah, boy.
- Oh, come on. - ETHAN: Let's do it again.
- Yes! - (PLAYERS) Yeah!
(cheering and whooping)
Nice throw, Ethan. Nice throw.
- (indistinct chatter) - (PLAYER) Nice play.
Great pass, Ethan.
(PLAYER) Got 'em now. Right on.
You-you get it to him every time.
ETHAN: Yeah, exactly.
'Cause every time we run that play...
DOG: Everybody wanted to walk next to the alpha male.
ETHAN: Yeah, that's what I mean.
Almost everybody.
ETHAN: 'Cause he's right there every single time.
Yep.
Ethan, why do you always have this dog with you?
Hmm?
What? It's like a girlfriend replacement or something?
- (chuckles) Huh? - Yeah, good one, Todd.
Give a little kiss? Huh?
I'm just asking.
Excuse me.
(laughter)
ETHAN: Oh, I'm sorry, Todd.
Did my, uh, girlfriend replacement just trip you?
Very funny.
- Relax, man. I'm kidding. - The dog's laughing at you.
- Dogs don't laugh, you moron. - Bailey, come here.
(DOG laughing) That's funny.
- ELIZABETH: Got everything? - Yeah.
When Lou dropped that pass at the start,
- I thought we were done, man. - (laughing) I know!
ETHAN: Here.
(Ethan and Elizabeth laughing)
ETHAN: Bailey, come here.
Hey, Dad.
- ELIZABETH: You hungry? - ETHAN: I'm starving.
- I got a casserole in the oven. - Yeah?
(NARRATOR over TV) Africa is home to hundreds
of thousands of animals.
Some look comical, some... some forbidding,
and some so entrancing that we'd like
to reach out and touch them...
So, uh, coach made me starting quarterback today.
That's great, kid.
You gotta come to my next game, Dad.
I'm serious. I'm better now.
It's been a long time.
Okay.
DOG: Poor Dad.
(children screaming playfully)
Wow. Wow!
This place is great.
- Oh, there's so much to smell here. - (sniffing)
And eat.
Oh, it's everywhere.
Feed me. Feed me.
- WOMAN: You want to go next? - BOY: Mm-hmm.
Ethan had a different smell all of a sudden.
A sweaty smell.
BOY: Who wants to go on that roller coaster?
Hmm. I wonder if that girl had anything to do with it.
ETHAN: Oh! Hey, hey, hey! Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey!
- Whoa! - Sorry.
Sorry. Sorry.
That was the dog. That wasn't me.
- Oh. - I wouldn't do that.
(both laugh)
Okay, well, maybe
you should teach your dog some manners.
I've been trying. He's, uh... he's not too smart.
Really?
Wow. Did you hear what he said about you?
You look pretty smart to me.
Oh, yeah.
Such intelligent eyes.
DOG: My butt itches.
What's your name, handsome?
He's, uh... he's Bailey.
- Bailey, yeah. - Bailey.
Now, you seem like a very good dog, Bailey.
- Yeah. - MAN: Excuse me?
- Nice job. - Oh. Thank you.
- ETHAN: Nice. - (Bailey barks)
Yeah... Oh!
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Keep that away from him.
- Okay, okay, okay. - You're really good at that.
Thanks.
- Like, really good. - Yeah?
I was watching you over there.
- (laughs) Okay. - Not like that.
I mean... Yeah.
(laughs) See ya.
Hey, uh, if we never speak again,
I just want to take back what I said before
about my dog not being smart.
He's actually really smart.
Definitely smarter than me.
(laughs)
Now they both had a sweaty smell.
You want to, uh... you want to get a hot dog or something?
Popcorn?
Sure.
Okay, let's do it.
There's some good ones over here.
Hey, Bailey, come here.
(carnival music playing)
(screaming)
I wanted to save them, but I didn't know how.
- (laughing) - (Bailey barking)
- (laughs) Come on. - We done?
- Oh, that was good. - Never again.
- No! It was fun! - Thank you.
- (Ethan groans) - Thank you.
- Whoa! - (chuckling) Whoa!
Uh-oh, Ethan's in trouble.
ETHAN: I'm gonna die.
I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die.
- Whoa! - Whoa!
- MAN: What's wrong with you? - Oh, don't worry, Ethan.
- I'll help. - Hey, hey, hey, hey, no, no, no, no.
Stay back. Stay back.
- Bailey, no, no, no. - But I'm helping.
Bailey, stop! Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey,
Bailey, stop, stop, stop, stop. Hey. No.
- Okay. - Yeah.
Thank you. Thank you both for the ride.
(DOG groans) Why did I eat so many meat logs?
Yeah, we should do something.
Yes, that would be nice.
It was fun.
It was.
- Except for having to pay for 28 hot dogs. - (laughs)
- DOG: Excuse me. - (passing gas)
(laughing) Whoa!
- Yeah, you better go. You better go quick. - Okay.
- Okay. Bye. - See ya.
(Bailey passes gas)
From that moment on,
the girl was a member of our pack.
I liked her.
Plus she smelled like biscuits.
(ETHAN laughing) Go! Go, Bailey!
We spent every day together.
(laughing)
- That a boy. - Ready, Bailey?
- Yeah. Go, go, go. - Ready? Okay, here we go.
- Oh! Good boy! - What a dive.
What was that?
- Oh! Good boy! - Swim!
Bring it back!
That a boy.
- Come here, boy. - That a boy. That a boy.
- Come on. - Oh, good boy!
- Good boy. Good boy. - Yeah, good boy.
- Oh! Whoa! - Hey!
Watch your head.
Good boy.
- JIM: No, it's not okay. - ELIZABETH: No.
JIM: Besides, I'm going.
- Why? - You don't listen!
Every time I ask you where something comes from...
You tell me! You tell me where it's going!
'Cause I earn it! I earn it! I earn it!
You, uh... you want to go to town instead?
Yeah.
(both laugh)
- Bailey. - Come on, Bailey!
♪ You didn't have to love me like you did ♪
♪ But you did, but you did ♪
(singing along to radio) ♪ And I thank you ♪
(laughing)
♪ You didn't have to make it like you did ♪
- Come on. Right? - ♪ But you did, but you did ♪
♪ And I thank you ♪
- (barking) - ♪ Thank you, baby ♪
- ♪ Hey, bop, bop, bop, bop ♪ - ♪ Thank, I got, I gotta ♪
♪ Thank you, baby... ♪
DOG: We howled together.
And sometimes we would sit in the car
not even going anywhere.
♪ Oh, baby... ♪
Ethan and Hannah would wrestle and lick each other.
Are they fighting over food?
Maybe Hannah's hiding something in her mouth.
(laughing) Whoa! Whoa!
Nope. Nothing in there.
(laughing) Oh, my... What's going on with you?
Man, he loves you.
But no matter how much
he looked for food in there, he never found anything.
And he looked.
A lot.
- ♪ April ♪ - (quiet chatter, laughter)
♪ Come she will ♪
(laughing)
♪ When streams are ripe ♪
- ♪ And swelled with rain ♪ - HANNAH: You can feel it.
Summer's ending.
♪ May, she will stay ♪
Best summer ever.
ETHAN: Yeah.
I don't want to go back to school.
Yes, you do.
♪ Resting in my arms again... ♪
I do?
Yes.
You are gonna get a big football scholarship
at a good school.
And then I'm gonna apply to that school
and get an academic scholarship.
And then we'll both be at college,
and we'll never be apart.
Wow.
You've got it all planned out, huh?
Yes, indeed.
♪ In restless walks she'll prowl the night ♪
- That's a good plan. - Mm-hmm.
♪ July, she will fly ♪
Right, Bailey?
DOG: What? What did you say?
- (Hannah laughs) - ♪ And give no warning ♪
♪ To her flight... ♪
- ETHAN: See ya. - (HANNAH laughing) Bye.
Bye!
See you tomorrow.
(barks)
(laughs) Good boy.
JIM: I gotta go.
ELIZABETH: Where are you going?
JIM: I'm getting some beer.
ELIZABETH: All I ask is for you to lower your voice.
- That's all I... - Stop, stop. Just stop!
ELIZABETH: Will you please just keep it down?
My parents are upstairs, Jim. You need to stop.
JIM: Oh, I'm sorry. You know, you're right.
Fine. I will stop doing it, then.
I'll just go! I'll just leave.
Does that sound good to you?
- ETHAN: Come on, boy. - Does it sound good to you?
- Well, I don't know. You tell me. - Will that be
good for you? Will you be happy then if I just...?
No, just tell me. Just tell me if you'll be happy.
- Stop it. Just go! - Oh, I'm gonna go!
Fine, I'll go.
ELIZABETH: Will you just come back inside...
JIM: Stop it, Eliz... Shut up! Shut up!
Just come back inside. I am trying to help you, Jim.
You're trying to help me? You want to help me?
You're my wife, Elizabeth.
- You should support me. - I do support you.
- Will you just come back inside... - Hey. Hey, pal.
Hey.
You spying on me?
What?
You spying on me?
- Leave him alone, Jim. - Come here.
- Leave him alone. - No. You got something to say?
- I just got home. - Come here.
(Bailey grumbling)
- Look at how he looks at me. - No.
- I am so sick of the way you look at me. - It's okay, Ethan.
- It's okay. - ETHAN: Just relax. Relax.
- Look at how you look at me. - What are you doing?
- This has nothing to do with him. - Stay out of it.
- This has nothing... - You stay out of it!
- ETHAN: What are you doing? - (Elizabeth screams)
Easy. Take it easy. Take it easy.
- You're right. - God...
You're right. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- (Elizabeth gasping, crying) - I'm gonna...
JIM: Hey!
Don't you ever touch her again!
You hear me?
You gotta go.
Mom, he's gotta go.
He can't stay here.
Mom, you okay?
- (crying) Yeah. I'm sorry. - (Bailey whimpers)
(car door opens)
ETHAN: Sure you got everything?
JIM: Just let her talk to me.
ETHAN: Just get in the car, Dad. I got it.
Yeah.
DOG: From that moment on,
Ethan was the leader of our pack.
When we went home, things were different.
Dad was gone.
That cat had been hiding from me for a while.
And now I got it.
I found him!
- (gasps, screams) - Okay, sorry.
(Elizabeth screams, gasps)
ELIZABETH: Geez!
Go! Red 80. Red 80.
- Let's go, Ethan! - Down, set, hut!
- (grunting) - (COACH) That's it. Over the top.
Good block.
- (cheering) - ANNOUNCER: First down, Tigers.
Pass caught by wide receiver...
Way to go, Ethan!
(cheering, indistinct chatter)
(barking)
(cheerleaders chanting indistinctly)
(cheering)
ANNOUNCER: First and ten for the Tigers.
Come on, Tigers!
ETHAN: Down, set, hut!
(players grunting)
- (cheering) - (Bailey barking)
Yeah! Yeah!
- ANNOUNCER: Touchdown, Tigers! - (cheering)
(excited chatter)
That was amazing.
ETHAN: Mom.
No.
Full scholarship. Four years.
Oh, my gosh! Really?
(excited laughter)
GRANDPA: Okay, okay. Come on.
- Really? Oh! - Yeah.
- Okay, you wait here. Okay, boss dog? - Okay.
You wait here. I'll get you something to eat, okay?
- I just said okay. - Good boy.
(laughter, indistinct chatter)
(car honks horn)
(firecracker pops and sizzles)
Come on, baby! Let it burn!
Go, go, go, go, go! Yes!
- Ye... - What? -What?
- Ah, some jokers. -Good job. - Great game, great game.
- I'm keeping watch. - MAN: Hey, Ethan!
- All clear. - ETHAN: How you doing?
- (bottle clinking) - What?
Uh-oh.
What was he doing here?
And in one of his bad moods, too.
I could smell it.
WOMAN: Come on, let's go.
- Come on. - MAN: Got his brains from his mom, huh?
MAN: Yeah, I didn't get a scholarship, though.
(laughter, quiet chatter)
ETHAN: Hey, Dad.
Hey, pal.
What are you, uh... what are you doing here?
Oh. Well, I saw you... I saw you tonight, Ethan.
- You did good. - You were at the game?
JIM: Yeah.
You got a good arm.
So everything's going good, huh?
- This guy, huh? - Dad.
- Good game, huh? - Dad, hey.
- We're all excited for the big win, huh? - Dad.
JIM: Let's hear it for this guy!
You don't have to do this right now, Dad.
Come on! Come on, huh?
Would you stop this?
(JIM chuckling) Hey. All right.
HANNAH: Come on, let's go.
(barks)
Want your burger?
For Bailey?
ETHAN: Hey, boss dog.
Good boy.
TODD: So it's not all perfect in Ethan Land, huh?
Now I know why you're going to Michigan, man.
Get away from that alchy father of yours.
- You should shut up, Todd. - Oh, yeah?
You-you don't want everyone here knowing
that your father's a drunk?
HANNAH: Ethan, I have to catch my bus. Please.
TODD: It's pretty obvious.
- Can we go? - Yeah, we're going soon.
Oh, oh, and his girlfriend's fighting his battles, too.
If Michigan State knew the real Ethan...
- (Todd grunts) - HANNAH: Whoa!
ETHAN: I told you to shut up, Todd.
(sniffs)
DOG: I don't like that smell.
HANNAH: Please get in the car.
Bailey, come on!
Bailey, let's go. Get in the car.
- (quiet clattering in distance) - (dog gasps)
What was that?
- Could that be that squirrel? - (clattering)
(dog gasps)
(TODD quietly) Perfect.
Todd was on our territory.
- (growls quietly) - Oh, I wanted to bite him.
But I remembered Ethan telling me no biting.
- Then I forgot. - (barks)
- (growling) - TODD: Hey!
No, no, no, no, no!
- (Todd grunting) - (Bailey barking)
- Ethan. - (barks)
(barking)
ETHAN: Bailey.
Bailey, shut up.
(Bailey barking)
(coughing)
Mom!
- (barking) - Mom, Mom, Mom!
Get up, get up, get up.
Quick, quick. Come on, quick!
(Elizabeth gasping)
- ELIZABETH: We gotta get out. - ETHAN: We can't. We can't.
Come... the window.
- Come here. - Oh, God.
(barking)
WOMAN: Fire! Fire!
- ELIZABETH: You gotta jump. - ETHAN: It's too high.
Get your sheets! Get your sheets!
(Bailey barking)
(coughing)
- Here. Here. - I just want to tie these together.
(barking)
MAN: Anyone have a ladder handy?
(neighbors murmuring)
MAN: We gotta help 'em down!
- Oh, God. - It's the only way, okay?
- MAN: How many people are in the house? - ETHAN: Okay.
MAN: Check the back of the house.
(coughing)
(neighbors gasping)
(Bailey barking)
- (grunting) - MAN: Somebody give me a hand!
- ETHAN: Go, go, go. - MAN: We got you.
Okay, we got you. Got her.
- We got you. We got you. - Okay.
(coughs)
Good boy. Good boy.
(neighbors gasping)
MAN: I'll check around back!
MAN 2: I'm here... right behind you.
Okay.
ETHAN: No!
- WOMAN: Oh! - (coughs)
- Come on. - MAN: Is there anything I can do?
- (explosion, glass shattering) - (sirens approaching)
MAN: We gotta help him down.
Come on, Ethan.
(barking)
WOMAN: You need to jump, son.
MAN: Ethan, jump!
(barking)
(grunts, yells)
- (barking) - Ethan!
(groaning)
- Okay, can you move? - My leg!
- MAN: All right, come on. - One, two, three.
(Ethan groaning)
ELIZABETH: His leg.
(ETHAN groaning) My leg.
- You're gonna be all right. - It's okay. You're okay.
- MAN: It's okay. - (Ethan coughing)
(indistinct chatter)
(coughing)
- (Bailey whimpering) - MAN: Somebody hold this dog.
Hey, Bailey. Bailey, no.
No.
Go with him. Go with him.
- (Bailey barking) - No.
MAN: One, two, three.
- (Bailey whimpering) - (shushing)
- (Ethan coughing) - (Bailey whimpers)
It's going to be okay, boy. He'll be back.
(Bailey whimpers, barks)
Easy.
(man grunting)
(Bailey barking)
(growls, barks)
No. Hey, hey.
- Don't! Stop! - MAN: There's the dog.
Somebody get the dog.
(Todd grunting)
MAN: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey.
MAN: What you running from, son?
I swear, it... it was an accident. I...
Why don't you tell us what happened?
TODD: I-I-I had a firework...
OFFICER: I think you should come with us.
TODD: But don't... please... please just...
It was an accident.
Fran! Fran, come on, come on, come on.
- They're here? - They're here, they're here.
- Okay. - Be careful, dear.
I'm... I'm being careful.
I'm being careful.
- Hi. - Hey, sweetie.
- Good to see you. - Oh!
Oh, look at you.
Here, here, let...
- I-I got it. - Fran, Fran, Fran, Fran.
Stop it. Stop.
Good to see you, Ethan.
Yeah. You, too.
I've been baking all day.
Got your room all set up for you, Ethan.
FRAN: It's so good to have you here.
DOG: Ethan never wanted to play anymore.
Oh, Bailey.
I'm so sorry.
Even though he carried
a great new stick everywhere he went.
(barking)
ETHAN: Bailey, come on. Hey!
GRANDPA: Come here, Bailey.
- No, no, no, no, no, Bailey. - Bailey.
GRANDPA: Come on. Come on.
I couldn't make him play with me.
All he wanted to do was sleep.
I had a lot of free time now, so I made a new friend.
It was like a small horse.
Or a giant dog.
(sniffing)
With its own special smell
that was so wonderful and disgusting.
Oh, I wished I could roll in it.
- (barking) - (braying)
Oh, we had fun.
- Until we didn't. - (braying)
At least Hannah still came around.
Hey!
- Hey. - (laughing) Hi, Bailey.
Hi. Hi.
I missed you, too.
Good boy. Good boy.
Ah, you're such a good boy.
Come on. Come on!
- Hey. - Hey.
You, um... do you want to go to the pond?
I made some sandwiches.
Yeah.
I mean...
Yeah, if you want.
I just... I thought it'd be nice
if we could get out of the house, get you out.
(sighs)
What?
Look, Hannah, it's nice for you to try,
but you don't have to... you don't have to do this.
You don't have to help me.
I'm not doing it for you.
I'm doing it for us. I want...
No, you're doing this for me.
You leave for college in three weeks.
But I'll be back all the time.
Uh-huh, and I'll be here.
With that.
You have to stop feeling sorry for yourself.
You can't do this for me, Hannah.
I'd do anything for you.
I don't think we should be with each other anymore, Hannah.
Whoa.
We shouldn't be with each other anymore.
It's not gonna work.
I'm sorry.
Why are you doing this?
(whimpers softly)
(chuckling) Bailey.
Good boy.
Yeah.
You want your ball?
(sniffles) Okay, here's your ball.
Go on.
(Bailey barks)
(Hannah chuckles)
(crying)
Bye, Bailey.
(car engine starts)
Wait. Wait, no.
No, stay.
I really missed Hannah.
Ethan missed her, too.
I could tell.
Ethan, I made you a sandwich.
I'm gonna put it in the backseat, okay?
- All right, Fran. - Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey.
Good boy.
You're gonna miss me, huh?
I'm gonna miss you, too.
GRANDPA: Don't look so glum, women.
It-it's a good agricultural school.
He's gonna learn everything he needs to know
about running this farm.
- Mm-hmm. - Yes, absolutely. Yes.
ETHAN: All right, go on. Come on.
Better grab him.
He's not gonna understand.
Come here.
- Good boy. Good boy. - Have you got the dog?
Let's come here.
- Stay, Bailey, stay. - GRANDPA: Come on, boy.
(engine starts)
GRANDPA: Great day, huh?
FRAN: He's so grown-up.
What's he doing?
- (Bailey yelps) - Oh!
GRANDPA: Oh, my goodness.
Good boy, Bailey.
You keep that for me, okay, Bailey?
- FRAN: Caught it. - GRANDPA: Yeah.
FRAN: Bye, Ethan.
GRANDPA: Drive safe.
See you, Ethan!
(whines softly)
- (Bailey groans) - ELIZABETH: No, Bailey.
- Stay. - GRANDPA: You got him, honey?
DOG: Stay? We're playing fetch.
- Bailey! - (barks)
It's been so long since we've played.
(goats bleating)
Bailey.
(DOG panting) I like this new version of fetch.
You're crazy, you know that, boss dog?
Maybe not... drive so far next time.
Take care of things around here for me, okay, boy?
I'll be back soon.
Promise.
(Bailey panting)
(Ethan sighs)
Come on. Go on. Go home.
(whimpers)
Humans are complicated.
They do things dogs can't understand.
Like leave.
Ethan and I were meant to be together.
But if there was no Ethan,
what was the point of my being here?
Maybe the point was not to look for a point.
GRANDPA: Okay, hold on. Hold on.
(Bailey panting)
Okay.
I'll be right back, Bailey.
DOG: Everything moved at a slower pace now.
Which was okay,
because I never felt like running anymore.
I was tired all the time.
I didn't feel like playing anymore.
Not even with horse-dog.
(bird cawing)
Hey, Bailey.
(wheezing quietly)
Are you okay, boy?
(Bailey whimpers weakly)
Bill?
- Careful. Keep a... - Okay.
MAN: Okay, let's see what we have here.
FRAN: His eyes just didn't look right.
They just, uh... they were... they were kind of rheumy.
And he... and he was panting, he was, uh...
his breathing was labored.
He's-he's also got this little lump in his, uh...
Oh, yeah. Has he been drinking
- a lot of water and peeing? - No.
Lethargic, so he... he doesn't want to go for walks anymore?
I had to carry him into the car.
What can we do for him, Doctor? What do you think?
Well, we-we... we could do testing,
but I'm afraid that it would probably be the same results.
His... his kidneys are shutting down.
FRAN: Can we just...
DOG: Everyone was so sad,
but I was too tired to cheer them up.
Dr. Joyce, can I, uh... can I use your phone?
Yes. Oh, absolutely.
Doctor, Doctor, uh, if this was a person...
If this was a person... You're the veterinarian...
If this was a person, would you say that...
- (conversation fades) - (rotary telephone dialing)
BILL: Uh, hello.
Yeah, uh, I'm looking for Ethan.
It's his grandpa, Bill.
Ethan, it's Grandpa.
Ethan.
Are you here?
I can't smell you.
Where are you?
(light buzzing)
ETHAN: Hey, Bailey.
(sniffing)
DOG: There he was.
I could tell he was still sad.
I didn't want him to be sad.
Doodle dog.
- Boss dog, huh? - (weak breathing)
I knew I was here to love Ethan and make him happy.
ETHAN: Oh, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey.
I didn't want to leave him like this.
Good boy.
Good boy, Bailey.
VETERINARIAN: Don't worry.
He'll just feel a little... A little prick in his neck,
and then the pain will go away.
DOG: And then it happened again.
The mother, the milk,
the tongue, the warmth.
I was back.
But why?
Where was Ethan?
Other things were missing, too.
I didn't have a...
What? I'm a girl?
Come on, come on!
Good girl, good girl.
My man was very serious.
Look.
- Over. Over. Good girl! - We worked hard.
Even when we played, he made it feel like work.
Easy, easy. Down, down.
- Find Wally. Search! Go! - (sniffing)
♪ I just got to get it through to you ♪
♪ That my lovin' heart is ever true ♪
DOG: Wally was a disaster,
always losing pieces of clothing.
♪ Back to where you belong... ♪
(barks, yelps)
You found him.
Good job. Okay.
Okay.
(applause)
♪ All I ever wanted ♪
- ♪ Was to be with you ♪ - Carlos Ruiz.
DOG: So this is my purpose?
It's not about fun.
- It's not about Ethan. - Come on. Good girl.
My job is to seek, find...
- ...and show. - (Ellie barking)
Good job. Good job.
(camera shutters clicking)
But even when I did a good job,
my man was still sad.
(TV playing indistinctly)
He was lonely.
I could smell someone else used to live here,
but their scent was faint.
They hadn't been around in a long time.
That's when I realized
being alone might be the worst thing
that could happen to you.
(thunder rumbling)
I knew how it felt to miss someone.
Did he miss someone, too?
(Ellie panting)
(whining)
Stop that.
Hey.
What?
Dog bed... now.
(Carlos sighs)
Ellie...
Dog bed... now.
Why did I listen to him?
I didn't want to go.
And I could tell he didn't want me to go, either.
Oh, gosh.
- (Carlos groans) - (Ellie whimpers)
Would you give me a break?
(whimpers, whines)
No whining.
(whimpers)
Gun.
(sniffing)
Gun had a smell that stung my nose.
Steady.
Stay.
Relax.
Get used to it.
Stay strong.
Good girl.
(Ellie whines)
(distant siren wailing)
Yes?
What?
I could do that, too.
(whines)
You know, I don't see why not.
Come on. Come on.
(Carlos sighs)
WOMAN: That's the sweater that she was wearing yesterday.
- Okay, ma'am. - Today, she had on...
...blue jeans and a blue jacket.
MAN: Do you remember what time it was...
We got called here on a domestic.
By the time we got here, it was kidnapping.
Ex-boyfriend, armed.
Took the 12-year-old girl.
What is this?
This is the last item of clothing she was wearing.
Okay.
Come on. Come on.
(engine starts)
(WOMAN over radio) Got a partial plate called in
on a blue Toyota heading East toward the reservoir.
Copy that. We're on our way.
(siren wailing)
Ellie. Ellie.
Find.
(sniffing)
Find, Ellie.
Good girl. Good find.
DOG: Pretzel. Pizza. Hot dog.
Rubber. Train. Cab.
Coffee. Sweater. Girl? Sweater girl!
- Girl! Girl! - (Ellie barking)
(Ellie yelps, barks)
Come on.
(birds screeching)
- (girl groans nearby) - (Ellie barks)
(girl grunts)
Come on. Come on.
- That a girl. - (barking)
Get him! Get him!
Halt!
Police!
Halt!
Get him, girl. Get him!
- Get him, Ellie! - (Ellie barks)
I said halt!
(Ellie barking)
Slowly!
Let her go!
- (Ellie barking) - (girl grunting)
(girl grunts)
(screams)
(gasps)
Hold it! Hold it!
Stop!
(CARLOS) Hey!
(girl gasps)
(CARLOS) Halt!
(gasping, coughing)
(sirens approaching)
(coughing)
- MAN: Hey! - MAN 2: Hey, hey, there she is.
- Hey, hey. - We've got you. We've got you.
- Good girl. Good girl. - There you go.
- (Ellie barking) - (gun fires)
(man grunts and groans)
- (gun fires) - (Ellie yelps in pain)
(man grunting and groaning)
Release!
(handcuffs clicking)
(whining)
(Ellie pants, whimpers)
All right, we got him. We got him.
- Get up. - Let's go.
- Come on, get up! - (man groans)
Come on.
This is canine unit K-27.
I'm gonna need immediate...
assistance.
My dog's been shot.
I repeat, canine shot.
DOG: I always hated getting shots.
This was definitely the worst shot I ever got.
(CARLOS) Ellie.
You're gonna be okay.
(Ellie whimpers)
You're gonna be okay.
You're a good dog.
I could tell from Carlos's voice
I'd done a good job.
(sobbing) You're a good dog.
I need to rest.
Can I just sleep in your bed?
(Carlos continues sobbing)
That was a different life.
Not so much fun, really.
But I did good work.
Here we go.
Now I'm tiny and all ears.
WOMAN: Aw!
Hi, you.
Are you the cutest little puppy in the world?
She smelled good,
like sunshine and pretzels.
(laughing) I think you are.
Oh, yeah. You want to come home with me, huh?
(laughing)
Okay, you gotta come home with me.
You gotta come home with me, huh?
♪ Talking away ♪
♪ I don't know what to say... ♪
Are you gonna help me with this?
- (yelping) - What's happening?
Where are you going? Come here.
What's going on?
What's going on, huh?
- ♪ Take on me ♪ - ♪ Take on me ♪
♪ Take me on... ♪
DOG: I could tell she was sad.
I needed to cheer her up.
♪ I'll be gone ♪
♪ In a day or two... ♪
(laughs) What are you doing?
Where's my tail?
Hello? Where's my tail?
Okay, boy. All right.
Come on. Come on, let's go.
Everywhere she went, Maya brought me along.
Which was great.
MAN: According to the American philosopher
Charles Sanders Peirce,
human beings think only in signs.
DOG: She always brought me something to eat.
I almost forgot what it was like to be hungry.
Well, almost.
♪ Take on me... ♪
Hey. Hi.
Hi.
- Cute dog. - Uh-huh. Thanks.
Um, listen, uh, a few of us
are putting together a study group.
We're meeting at the Woodford common room.
We'd love for you to join us.
Um, I would, but I have plans, so...
Oh... oh, but I didn't say when we was meeting.
(MAYA chuckling) No.
No, I just... I'm busy. I...
Like, I know I'm gonna be busy and, like...
I got my dog, so I gotta...
- Oh. - Thank you. I gotta go.
I'm sorry. I have to take my dog out, so...
- Okay. - But thank you.
Okay.
- Maybe next time. - Uh, yeah.
MAYA: I don't know what's wrong with me, Tino.
Like, yeah, maybe it would be nice to meet people, but...
no, also I should just study alone 'cause...
DOG: Slow down. Slow down.
My legs are barely even legs.
MAYA: Ugh! I feel like such an idiot.
I learned quickly that even though Maya
talked all the time, she was a lot like Carlos.
There was no one else in our pack.
Just Maya and me.
But I'm starting to get her.
Actually, I can read her mind.
MAYA: You know what I'm thinking?
- Chips. - Chips.
(TV playing indistinctly)
You know what I'm thinking?
- Pizza. - Pizza.
(doorbell rings)
Please. Pizza.
- Hey, Chris. - Hi.
Here you go.
- MAYA: Thank you. Bye. - (barks)
- You ready? - I am ready.
(sighs)
You know what I'm thinking?
Ice cream.
It's ridiculous, but sometimes
I actually think you know what I'm thinking.
Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream.
Ugh. Do you know, I'm spending way too much time alone.
You want to go get some ice cream?
You read my mind.
I think this is it, Tino.
I think it's just gonna be you and me.
I-I don't know. It's fine, right?
Because I love you and you love me, and...
love is all that matters. (stammers)
(crying) It's not like it matters
where you get your love.
As long as something loves you, right?
Can I have some more?
(chuckles)
(Maya laughs)
Oh, you're so sweet.
(sniffs)
(laughs)
You're so cute.
Hi. I love you.
Why can't you be my boyfriend, huh?
Why can't you give me more ice cream?
- (Tino grunts) - Okay, one more to go.
What's with these white-coat people
sticking me with sharp things?
Now, do you feed him at regular times?
Pretty regular. Mm-hmm.
What do you give him?
Food.
Dog food. What?
Maybe give him more exercise.
Go on more walks.
- MAYA: Sure. - (Tino whimpers)
Shots. I hate those shots.
MAYA: Okay, Tino.
Let's do this, huh?
Doctor's orders. Come here.
All right, get the ball.
A long walk, and now I have to chase a ball?
Get the ball. Come on.
Why was I being punished like this?
Tino, come on. You're a dog.
Get... Chase the ball. Chase it.
- Come on, Tino. - Lucky.
Tino, this is embarrassing, okay?
- Just, come on. - Sorry, not today.
- Get the ball. - I'm not in the mood.
And then I saw her.
And everything changed.
♪ Ah... ♪
My heart was aflutter.
♪ How deep is your love? ♪
- ♪ How deep is your love? ♪ - Wow.
♪ How deep is your love? ♪
What a catch.
♪ I really mean to learn ♪
♪ 'Cause we're living in a world of fools... ♪
(barks quietly)
MAYA: Tino, bring it back to me.
♪ When they all should let us be ♪
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
MAYA: Hey, I'm sorry.
My dog's acting so weird today.
- No, it's okay. - Come on, boy. Let's go.
Come on, are you gonna chase this?
Hey.
- Wait a minute. - Oh. Hey.
You-you, uh...
you and I both have, uh, Professor Kenter.
Right. Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah. - Wow.
I'm-I'm Al.
Oh. Okay, I'm Maya.
- Nice to meet you. - I'm sorry. You know...
Maya was talking, but I didn't listen.
All I could think of was her.
AL: It's cool. I... No, I, understand.
MAYA: So he's, like, acting crazy around your dog.
- (Tino sniffing) - (other dog yelps)
DOG: Why fight it?
We smell great together.
(barks)
(barking)
We started seeing Roxy all the time.
For some reason, Al always came, too.
It wasn't long before...
we slept together.
I'm really starting to get it now.
If there's a point, Roxy is the point.
Wait. What's going on?
Um, Maya?
There's been something on my mind
that I've been wanting to talk to you about.
Oh, I recognize that sweaty smell.
AL: We've been together for a while now.
And, um...
- (gasps) - Maya, I want you to be my wife.
- Al! Oh, my God! - Something's wrong here.
- Yes! - Maya's in trouble.
Yes! Yay! Come here!
- Oh, honey, yes! - AL: Yeah.
There is danger. Get behind me, Roxy.
I'll protect us all!
- Whoa! - (others gasping)
Oh! Al!
Okay. I got Tino. I got Tino. I got Tino.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on!
- Aah! - Oh!
No, Roxy. Stop it!
Okay. Mom, hold the... hold these.
Okay, come here. Come here. Come on. Come here.
- Yeah, okay. - Okay, uh, I think we're ready.
- Okay, let's do this. Okay, perfect. - Yes!
- Okay. - Okay. Ready.
(camera shutter snaps)
You're jealous because Fallon's had her baby,
and that's made you even more paranoid.
Hmm. Okay, Alexis gonna get her butt whupped
she keep running off the mouth like that.
Right?
'Cause Krystle's not gonna take much more of this.
Uh-uh.
- (over TV) I haven't. - MAYA: This is crazy.
- Ooh! - I told you. I told you.
Oh, my gosh.
- MAYA: What? - AL: Oh, get her, Krystle.
- AL: Mmm! - MAYA: Oh, my gosh.
DOG: What's all that noise in her stomach?
- Was it something she ate? - (Maya gasps)
AL: Yo, they trying to kill each other.
- Oh! - What?
DOG: Oh, no.
- It was a baby. - AL: Is she breathing?
MAYA: You gotta relax, honey.
She's breathing, okay?
AL: Uh, maybe we should wake her up just to be sure.
I didn't understand why they got a baby.
It took all their attention.
Good thing Roxy and I already had everything we needed.
- (Roxy grumbling) - Each other.
MAYA: Hey, baby.
DOG: Then they went and got more babies.
Seemed like a mistake to me.
Soon, I had to live my life on the run.
(gasps) Found him!
(whimpers)
There was no escape.
I let them do what they wanted to me.
I'd do anything so that Roxy could be safe.
That was my mission, to protect her at all times.
(kids screaming playfully)
I guess, if I was really honest,
I liked all the attention.
(barks)
(kids laughing, squealing)
Boo!
(whimpers)
As Roxy and I got older, our connection grew stronger.
(Roxy barking)
And she never lost the spark
that drew me to her in the first place.
One day, Roxy went to the vet.
And she never came back.
- BOY: Look at me! Look at me! - GIRL: Oh!
Everyone was good to me.
But as the years went by, I missed Roxy.
It just wasn't the same without her.
Hey, Tino.
You know what I'm thinking?
Yes.
I know what you're thinking.
Pizza.
Ugh.
No?
No pizza?
I'm not hungry.
Okay.
Tino...
what are you thinking?
Hmm?
What are you thinking?
Tino, what are you thinking?
I'm thinking I'm ready.
One of my best lives, really.
(chuckling softly)
(puppies yapping)
I'm back.
Again.
But why?
(yelps)
- Puppies! -Want a puppy? - Hey there, little fella.
- Puppies for sale! - Want to buy one?
Who wants a puppy?
Hi!
(gasps) Oh!
Here we go again.
- Look what I got. Huh? - (dog barking nearby)
MAN: Yeah, I am looking.
Look how cute he is.
You know, it's-it's crazy.
Who's gonna take care of him?
I will.
Come on. I named him Waffles.
Not inside.
(barks quietly)
Come on.
MAN: I kept telling her you were going to get bigger.
Not so into you now, is she?
DOG: I never went anywhere.
I never played.
It was like the days went on and on without me.
(barks)
You have 30 days to deal with this.
When the officer came,
I thought it was to take me to do find-and-show.
But she left without me.
MAN: He's dirty. We're getting rid of him.
- (barking) - WOMAN: We are not going to get rid of that dog.
MAN: That's enough! We're getting rid of him.
WOMAN: I took him in here, and we're gonna take care of him.
You'll make sure he finds a nice home, right?
Somebody responsible?
Yeah.
Come on. Out.
Move it.
Let's go. Come on.
Move.
(whines quietly)
So long, doggie.
Now I'm supposed to walk home?
That didn't seem very fair.
But when I thought about it,
I didn't want to go back to that home.
BOY: Come on. Over here.
- Look, Mom. - (dogs barking)
DOG: That looks like fun.
BOY: Sit. Sit. You like that?
It's been so long since I've had fun.
BOY: Where is she going?
(dog panting)
Do I know you?
- (sniffing) - There's something about you.
It's... your smell.
WOMAN: Aw.
You're a scruffy one.
Are you lost?
- Where are you from? - (sniffing)
(sniffing continues)
You got a collar?
I know that smell.
Don't be afraid.
It's... from a long time ago.
(horn honks)
(birds twittering)
- Had I been here before? - (sniffing)
I was so happy to leave the town behind.
My nose was full of fresh new smells.
And then there are the smells you never forget.
(sniffing)
Train. Moss.
Trees. Horse. Garbage.
It was horse-dog!
(barking)
Could it be the same?
- (snorts) - Ah, it was the same.
Could it mean Ethan was here, too?
MAN: That ought to cover us to the end of the month.
Ethan?
That can't be him.
MAN: Tell Fred that I will be in town...
Is that him?
...tomorrow to settle up, okay?
MAN 2: Will do.
It is him!
It's him! Yes!
Yes, it's him!
Hey! Hey! Hey! (grunts)
It's me!
- Boss dog! Bailey, Bailey, Bailey. - (laughing)
- Doodle dog! - Hey!
Where'd you come from?
After all these lives, I'd actually found him.
I found Ethan.
I'm gonna make a bet you're hungry.
Here you go.
(cows mooing)
Wow.
You must be.
Nobody likes my cooking.
- Don't look at me like that. - (whining)
You can't stay here.
You gotta go home.
You belong to somebody.
Home. Yes.
Yes, I'm home.
(barks)
Go home, dog.
Go home.
You're a stubborn one, aren't you?
MAN over radio: Then, Tuesday night,
we got three tenths of an inch of rain.
(dogs barking)
Be sure he gets a good home.
He's a good dog.
WOMAN: Sure.
No. No, don't leave me here.
This is a white-coat place.
I belong with you.
So long, dog.
(barking)
(water running, dishes clattering)
(dogs barking)
(footsteps approaching)
(whines)
You want to get out of here?
(barks)
(laughing) Do you want to go?
Come on, let's go.
(train whistle blowing)
DOG: I was back in the front seat.
Okay, buddy.
Guess it's gonna be you and me.
And the donkey.
What's a donkey?
ETHAN: Now, when was the last time you got a bath?
That's a good boy.
Yeah.
There you go. All right.
Just step out. Out. Let's go!
There you go.
You're getting a new collar.
Yeah!
Doesn't look like he's missed too many meals.
- He's in good shape. - Yeah, he's a good boy.
Aren't you, huh?
But Ethan still seemed sad.
Maybe it was because he slept alone.
I wanted to help him, but I didn't know how.
Wait. Wait.
Hold that thought.
Okay, Bailey, let's do this.
Hurry.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.
- This is the place. - (dogs barking)
I'm looking for...
(sniffing)
WOMAN: Come on, Carly. Come here, girl.
- Come on, Carly. - Come on, Carly.
BOY: Come here, Carly.
Can you get the gate for me?
- Yes, Mommy. - Thank you.
BOY: Good girl.
Oh, sorry.
Rach.
RACHEL: Oh, hey. Look, Will.
- Grandma's here. - WILL: Hi, Grandma.
There's that smell again.
- How are you feeling? - I'm pretty good.
This is a surprise.
It's stronger now.
I thought I'd bring you some groceries.
- It's Hannah! - Aw. Hmm, thanks.
You're still here?
Oh, you look different.
But you still smell like biscuits.
- (sniffs, barks) - (indistinct chatter)
(chuckles)
HANNAH: Who is this?
It's the, uh, stray from the park.
A stray? Really?
- Well, hello there. - (sniffing, panting)
What a good dog.
Well, he's certainly not a stray,
'cause he's got a collar.
Let's see.
His name is Buddy.
Let's see. He belongs to...
(panting)
- (Buddy barks) - (rooster crows)
(gasps)
(footfalls on steps)
(knocking on door)
(sighs)
(knocking)
Come on, Ethan.
I can smell you in there.
I don't want to leave you here.
But I guess he's not home.
(barking)
(groans)
(barking)
(gasps)
Hi, Ethan.
Hi, Hannah.
- (Buddy barks) - (Hannah chuckles)
I brought your dog home.
(chuckles softly)
ETHAN: Must have been tough on you,
losing your husband after all those years.
Yeah, it made me miss my daughter a lot.
(sighs)
And then, with the new baby coming,
I thought Rachel and Miguel could really use the help.
Yeah.
How long you get to stay for?
Uh, well, I'm... I'm not visiting, Ethan.
I moved back about a month ago.
- Y-You did? - (Hannah chuckles)
Welcome home.
Thanks.
(groans quietly)
Well, this place is still the same.
(ETHAN chuckling) Yeah.
DOG: Oh, come on.
So, what about you?
You... you never met anyone or...
Never found the right fit.
Mm-hmm.
I'm really stubborn.
I know that. (chuckles)
When you put your mind to something, that was that.
(chuckles)
Yeah.
That's good for getting things done.
It's not so good for relationships.
- Uh... - Mmm.
Okay, well...
Okay, here we go.
They're gonna lick faces.
Well, look, this was really nice.
I gotta go.
Thank you, Ethan.
DOG: Wait, what?
Oh, come on!
ETHAN: Hey, thanks for bringing back my dog.
You're welcome. Bye.
Hey, Hannah.
I, uh...
I owe you an apology.
For what happened to us.
Back then.
Well, don't worry.
It was a long, long time ago.
No.
I pushed you away.
And I was... I was really mad at the world.
And I just want you to know that not a day goes by
that I don't kick myself for doing that.
There's that sweaty smell.
You think, uh,
it'd be crazy if...
we did something together?
Are you asking me out on a date?
Well, I just think that I'd be an all-time fool
if I just watched you drive away.
DOG: Enough talking. Use your nose.
Then don't.
(both chuckle softly)
Okay, now you're getting it.
- Yes! Yes! - (barking)
(chickens clucking)
(Buddy continues barking)
Get out of here.
Give 'em some space.
(quiet chatter, laughter)
Few right there, that's why...
Hi, you little cutie pie.
Ew. My water has mint in it.
You have a good time?
DOG: Once they started licking faces,
no one could stop them.
Ethan finally had what he needed.
He was happy.
I was happy, too.
- Excuse me, everybody. - (glass clinking)
I-I would like to thank you all for coming here today.
- It means a lot to Hannah and I. - Cheers. - Hear, hear.
I've always wanted a big family.
All in one day, I've got one.
You didn't tell me how big it was.
(laughter)
I just would like to say how grateful I am,
that my beautiful girl
walked back into my life.
- OTHERS: Aw. - Thank you.
Life's a mystery.
- OTHERS: Cheers. - (applause, cheering)
There was one thing I still wanted.
I wanted him to know it was me.
HANNAH: We had so much fun last night.
That I was Bailey.
HANNAH: What a great night.
Stop.
You were amazing.
Yeah. You, too.
- (barks quietly) - (Ethan laughs)
- Wait, didn't Bailey used to do that? - Yeah.
It's a dog thing.
(Hannah chuckles)
Bailey. I'm Bailey.
There's gotta be a way.
Hmm. Wait.
(sniffing)
That's familiar.
(sniffing)
I smelled... me.
What do you got there?
Where did you find that?
(sniffing)
Hey.
You want to play?
(barks)
Get ready.
You have to really go after this one.
Go get it.
Good boy!
Come on, bring it here.
Good one.
All right.
You go play, all right?
Gotta get back.
(chuckles)
(barking)
What? What do you want?
(chuckles) This is nuts.
(barking)
All right, Buddy.
You want to go for the showstopper?
(continues barking)
You want to try it? You want to get it?
Ready?
I am ready.
Okay. Go!
Where did you learn how to do that, Buddy?
(sighs)
You are really starting to freak me out, boss dog.
- (barks) - Yes, Ethan, that's right.
I'm your boss dog. I'm Bailey.
Say it.
(Buddy barking)
Boss dog?
(continues barking)
(whimpers)
Are you the boss dog?
(barking)
No.
Yes. It's me, Ethan.
It's me.
Bailey?
(barking)
Bailey.
(whimpering)
(laughing)
Boss dog.
Bailey, Bailey, Bailey. Bailey, Bailey.
Aw.
Mmm, yeah.
- (laughing) - (barks)
So, in all my lives as a dog,
here's what I've learned.
Have fun, obviously.
Whenever possible,
find someone to save, and save them.
Lick the ones you love.
Don't get all sad-faced about what happened
and scrunchy-faced about what could.
- Just be here now. - Go!
- (barks) - Okay, go get it.
- Be here now. - That's it.
(barking)
That's a dog's purpose.
♪ Don't let your head hang low ♪
♪ You've seen the darkest skies, I know ♪
♪ Let your heart run, child, like horses in the wild ♪
♪ So take my hand and home we'll go ♪
♪ The sun it glows like gold ♪
♪ Feeling warm as a burning coal ♪
♪ Let your soul shine bright like diamonds in the sky ♪
♪ So take my hand and home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go, home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go... ♪
♪ It's a long road but we're not alone ♪
♪ Together we stand and we're coming home ♪
♪ It's a long road but we're not alone ♪
♪ Together we stand and we're coming home ♪
♪ Don't let your head hang low ♪
♪ You've seen the darkest skies, I know ♪
♪ Let your heart run, child, like horses in the wild ♪
♪ So take my hand and home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll, home we'll, home we'll ♪
♪ Home we'll go, home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go... ♪
♪ Home we'll go, home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go ♪
♪ Home we'll go... ♪
(song ends)
(music fades)