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 MAX THE MOVIE: Reviewed By Los  Diggities 

8/9/2015

 
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OSCAR: Jeanie took us to the drive-in to see the movie “MAX”, about a trained military dog whose handler, a soldier by the name of Kyle, gets killed while they’re on patrol in Afghanistan.
Max gets sent back home to the U.S. and Kyle’s family decides to adopt him. Meanwhile, Kyle’s younger brother Justin, who acts like a total jerk and who doesn’t even appreciate Max in the beginning, slowly develops a bond with this majestic Belgian Malinois. (By the way, a Belgian Malinois, is a super smart breed of dog that the military and police use for sniffing out drugs and explosives as well as for protection.)
Thanks to a girl by the name of Carmen, (who happens to have a pretty good understanding of us dogs), Max and Justin slowly become close pals who end up busting a weapons cartel—that’s a group of bad guys who deal guns and such to other bad guys. Personally,
I think Justin is a little too young to be faced with these kinds of criminals, but that’s show biz. I liked the movie—lots of action, lots of heartfelt moments, but a bit on the violent side for young kids. I gave it a “one-paws-up”.  What’d you think of it Xena?

XENA: Well, first of all, Max is gorgeous and I, like, could’ve watched him all night and well into the next day, he’s THAT dreamy. But there were, like, scenes in it that were a little too intense for me—I wouldn’t recommend it for little kids.  Hey--did you guys see Jeanie getting all teary-eyed when Max went to Kyle’s funeral and put his paws on Kyle’s coffin? That was sad…and then Jeanie called Justin a brat who “doesn’t deserve a beautiful dog like Max”. I totally agreed with that too. And, just like Jeanie, I really liked Carmen—you know, the girl who taught Justin how to treat Max properly.  I mean, leave it to a girl to straighten up the boys!


OSCAR: Oh brother. You would say something like that.  Well, how did you rate it?

XENA: I give it a two-paws-up. But I don’t think it’s like, appropriate for little kids or puppies. Too violent and a little too intense if you ask me. What’d you think of it Ose?

OSO: Oh, I loved it too much! Max is my new hero—did you see how fast he could run and how high he could jump? Man. He was keeping up with cars and bicycles and everything. I want to join the military or police when I grow up! But I didn’t like it when his new family put him in a cage in the backyard—that was mean. Especially during the 4th of July—he was trapped in there during all those fireworks!  I really hated watching that part.
OSCAR
: You and me both, Ose. So how did you rate the movie?

OSO: Oh I give it a “four-paws-up”—can I do that?

OSCAR: You can if you’re lying on your back. Maybe next time we ought to use tail wags instead of “paws up”.

OSO: In that case I give it twenty tail wags.

OSCAR: Twenty? Who’s gonna watch your tail for that long? Why don’t we just cap it off at 10?

OSO: Okay. Ten.   

XENA: I give it five tail wags.   

OSCAR: And I give it three. But it sure was a fun night, wasn’t it digs?

OSO: HOOF!  

XENA: HOOF!


OSCAR
: And there you have it folks. A Los Diggities review of MAX the movie!


MAX the Movie trailer



FOURTH OF JULY

7/4/2015

 


Listen to Oscar 'talk' his blog:
I’m not so sure what it is about the middle of summer, but it always seems to include heat and loud noises. Last year, Oso took off running one night when the colorful explosions over Dodger Stadium began. His family had been outside in the garden watching the patterns of fire in the sky--"oooooo-ing” and “ahhh-ing” and laughing at the booms that came with the fireworks.
Oso didn’t think it was funny and he didn't want any part of it. The noise was so scary. All he could think of was getting away from the danger and loud noises.  He crawled through the garden gate and took off running. Problem was, the noise was everywhere. No matter where he turned there was somebody setting off some sort of BANG or SQUEEEEEEEEEL-HISSSSS noise. So he just kept running faster and faster.

Next thing you know, Oso had run almost three miles. Panting, he set down for a rest and then crawled between a big rock and an old oak tree to hide. He was really tired and it was so hot. He had no idea where he was or how he was going to get home. It took well into the next day before his family finally found him.

I remember the first time I heard fireworks.  Scared me outa my wits and I wanted to run too. Couldn’t though—the chain prevented me so all I could do was walk back and forth, shaking and waiting for it all to end. Yep. I know how Oso feels, alright. Don’t blame him.

Things are much better now though. Xena and I usually stay locked in the studio which is pretty soundproof. Jeanie leaves cartoons on the TV for us until the worst of it’s over so we can’t hear the noise coming from the outside. She also leaves us plenty of water and our favorite toys. This year Oso’s going to stay with us too. So it’ll be even more fun, especially when Jeanie comes in with the whippy creamy.

One thing I think that little kids, dogs and even those pesky cats all have in common is: loud noises scare us. Fireworks are very scary to most of us animals. Our first instinct is to run from them if we’re not indoors.

Hey. Did you know that the 5th of July is the busiest day in animal shelters because of all the dogs and cats who run away from fireworks and end up lost?  Even worse, a huge amount of those scared critters never find their way home again.

A way to stop this is to make sure we are kept indoors when fireworks are going off. NEVER take us to a fireworks display. And make sure that if we are kept outdoors, we have a place to hide and no way to escape our yards. Ha! Jeanie had us all micro-chipped just in case we ever DO get out and get lost. That way she can always find us and bring us home quickly. I’m glad.

Oh.  By the way. I snuck onto Jeanie's computer when she wasn't home the other day and found this great website that gives good tips on how to deal with pets and fireworks.  If I were you, I'd look into it. 

Click HERE to read about
Lost Dogs (and Cats): Your pets versus 4th of July fireworks.
Have a safe and pet friendly Fourth of July
 (Preventive.com)


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