- Overshadowed by Controversy: The film was already infamous for its poor quality and for being directed by Raja Gosnell of The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2 and the Scooby-Doo live-action movies infamynote , but it became particularly controversial
for featuring a scene where a dog is forced to have his genitals fondled by a dog show judge while trying to distract itself by thinking of their "happy place", which parents accused of normalizing child grooming, especially in the light of the #MeToo movement. Most of these scenes were edited out after the second week in theaters and the DVD release. - Signature Scene:
- One of the most infamous scenes in the film's trailer shows a dog dabbing, which quite a few people pointed to as being indicative of what the rest of the movie would be like, particularly as the director had already garnered a negative reputation for directing family films that pandered to the Lowest Common Denominator.
- Another such scene would be the genital-fondling scene, which led to a lot of controversy as noted above.
- One of the most infamous scenes in the film's trailer shows a dog dabbing
- Uncertain Audience: The big sticking point of the film. It's meant to be a talking animal film for kids, but its preoccupation with oddly sexual jokes (the infamous judge inspection scene being the standout example of this) and a finale that features the threat of a Turbine Blender for our heroes raises questions about how appropriate it is for that audience.
