Family Dog

Year: 1987

Runtime: 21 mins

Language: English

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The segment, originally aired as part of the anthology series Amazing Stories, is presented in three short vignettes and was theatrically paired with The Land Before Time, functioning as a backdoor pilot for the later cartoon. It follows a family's mistreatment of their dog, a nostalgic Christmas home‑movie viewing, and the dog's enrollment in guard‑dog school after a burglary.

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