First off, I’m not really a dog person or really a pet person at all. For those who have dogs and love them, I’m really happy for you, it’s just not me. I never read the book that the movie is based on but I did hear the author interviewed on radio and the movie intrigued me so I saw it. Parts of the movie just didn’t have the impact they likely did on others but I found it to be a nice little movie and was glad I went to see it.