This short has some interesting plot ideas that more or less work here, but the ideas have been used by other cartoon studios in different combinations and used more effectively. I want to talk about the short a bit, so this is a spoiler warning:
This short has a dog who is quite content with his life, until a stray kitten is taken in by the household (it's not clear whether the human character is the owner or a servant).
The dog sees the kitten usurping his bowl and his bed and reacts angrily, attacking the kitten and drawing a warning for his actions. He grumbles that he would be better off dead and then gets hit by a vase after lunging for the kitten.
You then see his spirit depart his body (in a rather creative way) and get in an elevator headed up, to "Dog Heaven". There are some very nice visual gags showing what dogs might find to be heaven. The dog gets arrested by a heavenly cop (a bulldog with an Irish brogue) for not having wings and he's taken before St. Bernard, who sends him "down" because he tormented the kitten. We now get to see "Dog Hades", which is definitely not someplace you want to go! The backgrounds are nice and there are some good gags.
The dog then wakes up and realizes he's back home and he starts spoiling the kitten! This is a nice short, but there isn't anything special about it-it's cute and nothing more. Good for kids, though. Worth watching.
This short has a dog who is quite content with his life, until a stray kitten is taken in by the household (it's not clear whether the human character is the owner or a servant).
The dog sees the kitten usurping his bowl and his bed and reacts angrily, attacking the kitten and drawing a warning for his actions. He grumbles that he would be better off dead and then gets hit by a vase after lunging for the kitten.
You then see his spirit depart his body (in a rather creative way) and get in an elevator headed up, to "Dog Heaven". There are some very nice visual gags showing what dogs might find to be heaven. The dog gets arrested by a heavenly cop (a bulldog with an Irish brogue) for not having wings and he's taken before St. Bernard, who sends him "down" because he tormented the kitten. We now get to see "Dog Hades", which is definitely not someplace you want to go! The backgrounds are nice and there are some good gags.
The dog then wakes up and realizes he's back home and he starts spoiling the kitten! This is a nice short, but there isn't anything special about it-it's cute and nothing more. Good for kids, though. Worth watching.