Animal Day from the couch: these are the 5 best dog films on Netflix – Paudal

This sunny October 4 is Animal Day and you can of course celebrate that with a heart-warming dog film. Fortunately, there are plenty of these types of films on Netflix and we have also listed the 5 best for you. Do you already know them all?

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5 Dog Gone

Dog Gone (2023)
6.1

Dog Gone (2023)

biography / drama • Stephen Herek
With Rob Lowe and Johnny Berchtold
Watch on Netflix • ‘Dog Gone’ is about a father and son who try to repair their relationship during the search for their missing dog ‘Gonker’ who cannot live long without medication.

After a young man and his beloved dog Gonker become separated on a mountain pass in the Appalachians, he and his father must embark on a desperate search to find him before it’s too late. The dog can only survive two weeks without medication. Can father and son find Gonker in time?

4 A Dog’s Way Home

A Dog's Way Home (2019)
6.7

A Dog’s Way Home (2019)

adventure / family • Charles Martin Smith
Met Ashley Judd and Jonah Hauer-King
Watch on Netflix • ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ tells the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who becomes separated from her owner Lucas.

Dog Bella becomes separated from her owner Lucas, a medical student and hospital volunteer. To get back home, Bella must travel 400 miles. Along the way she conquers the hearts of many…

3 Rescued by Ruby

Rescued by Ruby (2022)
7.2

Rescued by Ruby (2022)

biography / drama • Katt Shea
Met Grant Gustin en Scott Wolf
Watch on Netflix • Following his dream of joining an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper teams up with a fellow sub-dog:

State trooper Dan (Grant Gustin) has always dreamed of joining the elite K-9 unit, the canine branch of the police force. He manages to make his dream come true and starts working with the smart but mischievous shelter puppy Ruby.

2 A Dog’s Journey

A Dog's Journey (2019)
7.4

A Dog’s Journey (2019)

comedy/drama • Gail Mancuso
Met Kathryn Prescott and Dennis Quaid
Watch on Netflix • In ‘A Dog’s Journey’ we follow dog Bailey who has taken on the task of looking after his owner ‘CJ’ in his various dog lives.

Bailey is a dog that is born again and again and ends up with the same owner every time. He is an incredibly loyal and faithful pet, who returns first to the man he used to live with and later to his granddaughter, after promising the man to always protect her. He meets the girl when she is a toddler and stays with her all her life. Bailey always knows where to find her.

1 A Dog’s Purpose

A Dog's Purpose (2017)
7.2

A Dog’s Purpose (2017)

comedy / drama • Lasse Hallström
Met Britt Robertson and Dennis Quaid
Watch on Netflix • Ethan and his dog Bailey have been inseparable since they were puppies. They grow up together and over the years Ethan can always count on his dog:

A dog develops a relationship with a male. After he dies and passes on to his next lives, he tries everything to find his boss and be by his side again. He also does his best to help his owner make him happy by finding his love and reuniting him with his owner.

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