I Want a Dog (film)

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I Want a Dog is a 2003 animated short film, directed by Sheldon Cohen and based on the 1987 children's book of the same title by Dayal Kaur Khalsa. It tells the story of a girl named May who wants more than anything to have a dog. She tries various strategies to get her parents to allow her one, at last settles for having a rollerskate which she treats like a dog, and in the end wins her desire.

[edit] Trivia

• In the film version, the neighbourhood cinema's marquee pays homage to Lassie Come Home (the 1943 film).
• The film aired on the Latin American version of the Cartoon Network on July 23, 2005, right after a Cartoon Theatre showing of Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero.

[edit] External links

• I Want a Dog at the Internet Movie Database
• FactMonster page
• NFB Web page (includes info on Canadian screenings)