it, Bill.
I'm the head animal trainer
of a major motion picture.
"Use the main gate,"
she said.
The main gate.
This could change everything.
Do you know what this means?
This means milk
in your cereal
from now on, my son.
I mean, this is the big time.
I could be the animal
trainer to the stars.
I think there's
something wrong
with Beethoven.
Wrong? What could be wrong?
He's going to
be a major star.
He looks sad.
Are you sad, boy?
Beethoven! Beethoven!
Hey! Hey, come back.
Dad, come on.
(STARTS ENGINE)
I gotta get that dog back.
I gotta get him back.
BILLY: Where's he going?
Lost dog! Sorry!
Come on.
OLD LADY: Whippersnapper.
Where did he go?
There he is. Go!
Beethoven!
Beethoven!
What is he doing?
Why would he run away?
I thought he liked me.
We can't lose
that dog, Billy.
BILLY: You just wanna find
him 'cause of that movie.
That dog is
our meal ticket.
(BOTH SCREAM)
This time you pay. My neck.
There he is!
Beethoven!
There he goes.
(HORN HONKING)
Hey, hey!
Beethoven!
Oh, no.
Whoa!
(LAUGHS)
Dad, we have puppies.
Wow.
This is why
Beethoven ran away.
He was bringing them food.
Are these your puppies, boy?
Maybe he's not a boy.
Nope. He's a boy, all right.
I bet he's their dad.
Where's your wife, Beethoven?
Hey, Dad, I think Beethoven's
a single dad, just like you.
Uh-uh. We are not
taking in this huge dog
and three puppies.
Dad, you called Beethoven
our meal ticket.
Guess that means
you have to keep
him happy, right?
Right?
Right. Right.
Okay. You win. Let's go home.
Let's all go home. For now.
Yeah!
Yeah, yeah.
Everybody's happy.
Come on, let's go.
Beethoven's gotta be
on the set early tomorrow.
Hey, Dad, can Beethoven
and the puppies
sleep in my bed tonight?
No. No. The puppies
are in the animal room
and Beethoven's outside.
Let's get one thing straight.
Beethoven is not our pet.
He's my job.
So don't get
too attached to him
and don't get too attached
to these puppies.
(BARKING)
Oh, no.
Okay. You won this one,
but that's it.
From now on,
no more Mr. Nice Guy.
(SNORING)
EDDIE: There it is, Beethoven.
The main gate.
Hi. I'm Eddie from...
Good morning, sir.
I know who you are.
Have a great day.
Thank you.
She knows who we are, buddy.
Wow!
Here we go.
What do you think, pal?
Hi.
I don't get it.
See, Beethoven becomes
part of the family...
What's this thing
with him shaking hands?
It's cute and funny.
Beethoven shakes
George Newton's hand,
and they become friends.
I don't think that's funny.
Is that funny?
No, ma'am.
Have you ever had a dog?
Well, no, but...
I just don't think
it's funny.
It's heartwarming.
Well, let's shoot it.
But it better play,
and tomorrow's pages
better be much better.
Yes, sir.
Now, go tell the dog guy
what we're gonna do.
It just doesn't
seem funny to me.
Hey, no.
Beethoven, bad.
Ooh!
I'm sorry.
He's just a little nervous.
It's his first day on a...
Now, come here.
Stop messing around.
(BARKING)
Hey! Hey! Hey!
How's it going?
Good. Great.
Just playing with the dog.
It relaxes him.
Playing, huh?
Yeah. It's animal
training stuff.
It's very complicated.
Right.
Stop it! Would you...
Beethoven! Beethoven,
come back here.
Well, take it easy.
I'll see you.
Hey! Hey.
What are you doing? Bad dog.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about that.
Come on. Come on.
This is just pathetic.
You've got to start
listening to me.
Come on.
This is work time, okay?
This isn't fun
and games time.
Are you listening?
Hey, Lizard Guy.
It's Eddie.
What?
My name is Eddie,
not Lizard Guy.
Listen, Lizard Guy,
I haven't slept in 36 hours.
I couldn't remember
your name if you told me,
and I really don't care
if you ever do.
Did you get the new pages?
Oh.
Yeah. I got them.
So, we're good?
He'll sit there.
He'll bark softly.
He'll politely
shake the dad's hand,
signifying their new
family partnership.
Hmm?
Hmm.
Yeah. Sure. Absolutely.
He should probably