is smart.
At least l think he's smart.
He finds a way to sneak
into my bed every night,
but he won't roll over.
What is that?
Well, it seems like
what he's doing is
working. Right?
l mean, the studio
certainly seems happy.
l'm an animal trainer.
l don't let them iust
run wild and do whatever
they wanna do
and then take
the credit for it.
Why does he
have that leash on?
He keeps
chewing through them.
He hates wearing it,
but he's gonna keep wearing it
until he accepts it.
lsn't that right, boy?
Let me ask you something.
Is this...
ls this what you wanted
to do with your life?
l wanna tell
stories that move people,
that make a difference.
You probably do
tell good stories.
You're a real good talker.
Really?
Really.
Oh.
Yeah, l'm told l'm
also brainy and refined.
And pretty.
(LAUGHS)
Well, l better get back
to ''roll over'' school.
(SCREAMING)
No! No! Heel! Heel!
LISA: Beethoven, no!
Stop! Bad dog.
Doggy, doggy, stop.
Don't. Don't. No!
No.
(SCREAMING)
(LAUGHS)
That's going in the movie!
Glad l could help.
(SIGHS)
Maybe he's iust stupid.
There's no
stupid dogs, Eddie.
You don't understand.
Nobody understands.
This dog is off his rails,
and no amount of
whispering is gonna
bring him under control.
We must learn
what Beethoven wants.
What he wants?
What Beethoven wants?
All he wants is food.
Food, food, food!
You see that?
You see that?
That's all he cares about.
That's not true.
He cares about us.
Listen, the producer
says l have to take
it from this nut.
l do not have to
take it from you,
young man.
Billy is right.
Beethoven cares about you.
He longs for you
to welcome him
into your pack.
My pack?
Your family.
Whoa, whoa, hold on,
he is not part of our pack.
l mean, he is not
part of our family.
My family is not a pack.
Three puppies,
a kid and a father,
that's a pack, Dad.
Would you just
do your homework?
Look at your pack, Eddie.
They want you to lead.
l am an animal trainer.
l'm not a pack leader.
This isn't a pack.
And Beethoven, l'm sorry,
but this is just a movie,
and you are iust a prop.
All l can say,
it's never the dog.
Yeah.
It's never the dog, Dad.
(CAMERA CLICKS)
Hey! Eddie! Eddie!
Remember how funny it was
when Beethoven
and the puppies
ate all your shoes?
Vividly.
l just added it into
the movie. It's hilarious.
lt's not hilarious.
It's really annoying.
And l wish that you
would just stop using
moments in my life
where that dog
makes me miserable
and just putting it
in your movie.
But it's funny.
lt's not funny.
It's not funny to me.
What's the matter with you?
That dog!
He doesn't listen.
He doesn't do
what he's told.
He wrecks everything.
And then he gets
praised for it.
You know, yesterday,
l tried to teach him
to roll over for four hours.
Just to roll over!
And he won't do it!
He misbehaves.
You put it in the script.
He's iust a dumb dog.
He's more than that,
and you know it.
Oh! He's got you fooled, too.
You call yourself a writer?
All you do is,
you follow him around
and write down the messes
that he makes. Wow.
He doesn't have me fooled.
He's made this movie better.
And l'm following
him around
because Beethoven's got
something that people like,
something they wanna see.
He's got heart,
something you
could really use.
So l'm the bad guy now?
Really? Me?
lt's okay, Beethoven.
He doesn't mean it.
EDDIE: Billy?
Yeah, Dad?
Billy, l need some
help with this.
Where's the dog?
l have to train him
for this new scene
we're shooting tomorrow.
Listen. ''Beethoven
walks into the room
''carrying George Newton's
slippers,
''drops them at his feet,
lies down by the couch,
''and sweetly rests
his head on the rug.''
Come on!
Beethoven is never
going to do that.
BOTH: Whoa.
Lisa is scary good.
She wrote exactly
what just happened.
She is pretty good,
isn't she?
You really love
that dog, huh?
Not as much as
l love you, Dad.
That's my