Most Popular Pet Movies to Watch This Winter

If you happen to need some entertainment this winter and have your own pets in mind, open the pet door to your heart with some of the movies listed below. Get out the tissues, though, because some of these stories are heart-warming enough to bring tears to your eyes, while others demonstrate a love for pets that is so deep, it will leave you bawling like a furbaby without a squeaky toy.

1. Where the Red Fern Grows: Set in the Ozark Mountains, this movie is one of those classics that every person who ever wanted a dog needs to watch.  An old Indian tale comes to life in the love of two dogs and a boy who would do anything to keep them, including keeping blistering promises to God.
2. Hachi: This movie is based on a true story that ended with a statue of dedication, something seldom seen when it comes to pets. Sometimes you don’t know you need a pet until one lands in your lap.
3. Dr. Doolittle: Ever wish you knew what your pet was thinking? Dr. Doolittle sometimes wishes he didn’t know, or at least could have set hours to find out. This comedy combines awakening an inner child and making a difference, even when you didn’t know you wanted to.
4. Marly & Me: Sometimes only a pet can heal the wounds that the human experience offers. Marly does just that, and stays with her family right until she can stay no longer.
5. Homeward Bound: Sometimes all they want to do is go home. Never mind GPS when you have friends to walk beside you.
6. The Adventures of Milo and Otis: Enjoy some light-hearted adventures with the most unlikely of friends.
7. Air Bud: Your dog might be able to play fetch, but can he return the stick and dunk it in a basket? Air Bud is a fun movie about taking chances and embracing your natural gifts.
8. Ratatouille: Talk about taking chances; how about being the best chef in the kitchen, but the only living being that shouldn’t be there!
9. Babe: If you weren’t thinking about being a vegetarian before, you might after you watch the adventures of Babe. Sometimes it takes a while to find out who you really are. That includes learning that you are a pig when you really only want to be a sheepdog.
10. Old Yeller: One of the most heart-breaking classic pet tales in existence, Old Yeller takes you on a journey through boyhood and into manhood. This isn’t your typical dog/boy relationship you would find today, unless your pup regularly heads out the dog door to protect you from a bear or rabid wolf.

You know those cold winter nights? The ones when you wish your neighbor and everyone else would let their dogs in their pet doors and snuggle with them on the couch? Those are the nights reserved for great pet movies like these. In fact, you might even want to invite the neighbor and his dog over to enjoy a good pet movie together and help him understand something about the warmth of a pup’s heart.