This is a Harman-Ising Happy Harmonies short for MGM. There will be spoilers ahead:
For the most part, Harman-Ising shorts are visually beautiful, though the story can be hit or miss. The Wayward Pups is probably just not I short I'm disposed to like, because I find the pups annoying rather than endearing. Most of their problems here are of their own making to some degree. Even the first problem, the one which gets them put out, even though the cat can be blamed, wouldn't have happened if they hadn't been rough housing and crashed into the cat, who was just trying to sleep near the fire.
The pups wind up out of the yard and get chased by a rather stupid dogcatcher. They give him the slip only to run afoul of a bulldog while trying to steal his bone. They do manage to steal the bone, only to set up a whirlwind chase, eventually getting most of the dogs in town chasing after them.
That evening, the cat, feeling guilty, goes looking for them, finds them at the dump, rescues them in the best scene in the short and then takes them home with a closing scene far too cute for me, though it's nicely done.
This short is available as an extra on the Prisoner of Zenda DVD and is enjoyable to varying degrees, depending on how much you like cute cartoons.
For the most part, Harman-Ising shorts are visually beautiful, though the story can be hit or miss. The Wayward Pups is probably just not I short I'm disposed to like, because I find the pups annoying rather than endearing. Most of their problems here are of their own making to some degree. Even the first problem, the one which gets them put out, even though the cat can be blamed, wouldn't have happened if they hadn't been rough housing and crashed into the cat, who was just trying to sleep near the fire.
The pups wind up out of the yard and get chased by a rather stupid dogcatcher. They give him the slip only to run afoul of a bulldog while trying to steal his bone. They do manage to steal the bone, only to set up a whirlwind chase, eventually getting most of the dogs in town chasing after them.
That evening, the cat, feeling guilty, goes looking for them, finds them at the dump, rescues them in the best scene in the short and then takes them home with a closing scene far too cute for me, though it's nicely done.
This short is available as an extra on the Prisoner of Zenda DVD and is enjoyable to varying degrees, depending on how much you like cute cartoons.