like dirt.
He was the only one who had the nerve
to give them the ride they deserved.
l`m going to bed.
My dream`s going down the drain,
and you`re worried about a dog.
Your family`s going down the drain,
and you`re worried about a dream.
Why do we gotta be so quiet?
You`re a big boy!
-Sit down.
-We made you breakfast, Dad.
-Scrambled eggs the way you like them.
-l fed Beethoven.
We washed him, too.
You should smell him.
l`ll walk Beethoven every day.
We divided up the dog chores so you won`t
have to do anything for Beethoven.
l see.
ls there anything else you need?
Anything else at all?
No, thank you. l`m fine.
l dropped part of an eggshell in there.
Chew carefully, Dad.
Okay, fine. Great, Ryce.
l`m gonna get that thing.
-That leaf`s mine.
-l get the next one!
Okay, fine. Get that question box.
Give me five.
Shake.
Mrs. Newton.
-Yes.
-l`m Dr. Varnick, the veterinarian.
l`m sorry to trouble you,
but l wonder if l might come in?
Sure. Come in.
With animals as large as yours...
...l like to do a follow-up on rabies shots
just to see how he`s doing.
-lt`s nice of you to come down here.
-No trouble at all.
-Here you go.
-Thank you. l`ll only be a moment.
-Would you like a lemonade?
-No, thank you.
All right.
Beethoven, how are you doing?
Lookin` good. Lookin` good.
Beethoven, this is gonna hurt you
a lot more than it hurts me.
But it`s a great benefit to mankind.
Put some of this here.
-l`m gonna get those bones.
-No, l get some!
You get the next.
Okay, that`ll do ya.
All right now.
-No!
-Emily, what`s the matter?
Come on, you big stupid mutt!
Help! Help!
George! Oh, my God!
Help, somebody! Help!
Good boy. Good boy!
Beethoven! Beethoven!
-No!
-Get off him.
Beethoven!
Beethoven. Oh, my gosh, Beethoven!
Why`d he do that?
My gosh, look what he did!
-Are you all right?
-Well, l don`t know.
-What happened?
-He just lunged at me!
That`s not true. l saw you hit Beethoven.
-Emily, please.
-Why would l? l patted him on the head.
lt`s possible that from a distance the child--
Liar!
-Emily!
-l`m sorry. Everything`s all right.
lt`s very natural the child would want
to defend her dog.
-Let`s call an ambulance.
-No, l`ll take care of it.
l`ll take care of this myself.
l`m terribly sorry.
He`s never done anything like this before.
Once an animal crosses the line
and attacks a human being...
...you can rest assured he`ll do it again.
Of course, next time
it could be one of your children.
l`m very, very sorry. Let me help.
Mr. Newton, we have a real problem here.
The law is very clear
when it comes to dealing with this.
Unless you bring the animal
to my office immediately...
...l`m afraid l`ll be forced to press charges.
l`m so sorry.
l don`t want anything
to happen to Beethoven.
Dad won`t believe us
`cause he hates Beethoven.
He`s always hated Beethoven.
Dad has Beethoven!
Wait, wait! Stop!
Stop! Daddy!
Wait!
Wait!
My dad had to take our dog
to the vet to be put down.
l hated him for it.
Now l`m doing it myself.
l know you won`t believe me,
but l don`t wanna do this.
You understand.
lt`s not your fault.
-Mr. Newton.
-Dr. Varnick.
l know that you`re doing the right thing.
l hope so.
Follow me.
Come on. Come on.
How`s your arm?
lt`s fine.
-Thirty-seven stitches.
-l`m so sorry.
Do you want the collar and tags?
-Some people like to keep them.
-Yeah.
Do you mind? l have the bad wing.
Come here. Come here.
l`m sorry.
You were my dog, too.
Sad state of affairs.
Sad state of affairs.
Come on, boy. Come on.
Come on, boy.
ln you go. There you go.
All right. Magnificent.
George Newton.
We`re gonna have to charge you
for a day`s boarding...
...because Jimmy, who handles
the lethal injections and disposals...
...he doesn`t work today, so we`re gonna
have to hold the dog overnight.
Should we bill you?
Dog killer!
Nice dog, huh, Doc?
He`s perfect for the animal experiment.
Get everything ready.
l`ll be by in