A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 1999
Original Title:
Puppy Love
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ZCZ Films
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 50
A curious title given that for 50 minutes, Januszczak snarls his way through a canine critique and it’s not clear which he despises more, dogs or their owners. He visits a dog show which he regards as incorrigibly eccentric and he considers breeding practices to be the canine equivalent of eugenics practised by the Nazis. “We breed them until their heads look like misshapen Halloween pumpkins (often to the detriment of their health), we cut their bollocks off, we send them to a doggy psychiatrist and still most of them won’t do what we want them to do. The message appears to be that we love dogs, but not for themselves, it’s for the prestige they can bestow upon their owners.
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