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Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety

1986 10 min
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This hilarious short animation offers over 40 safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film's hero is a very earnest, somewhat pompous, but endearing dog called Wally. A "professional" in home safety, Wally is assigned to a house with an infant whose parents have little safety consciousness. Accidents and near-accidents succeed each other with lightning speed, constantly putting Wally to the test.

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This hilarious short animation offers over 40 safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film's hero is a very earnest, somewhat pompous, but endearing dog called Wally. A "professional" in home safety, Wally is assigned to a house with an infant whose parents have little safety consciousness. Accidents and near-accidents succeed each other with lightning speed, constantly putting Wally to the test.
  • director
    Les Drew
  • script
    Les Drew
  • animation
    Les Drew
  • producer
    William Pettigrew
  • executive producer
    Douglas MacDonald
  • animation camera
    Raymond Dumas
    Jacques Avoine
    Robin L.P. Bain
    Pierre Landry
  • sound
    Louis Hone
  • sound editing
    Bill Graziadei
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
    Adrian Croll
  • voice
    Paul Brown
    Harvey Atkin
    Luba Goy
    Henry Beckman
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn

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Ages 8 to 14
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Warning (if any): Mild violence (animated), animated depiction of pregnant woman going into labour

Brief “lesson launcher type” activity or a series of inquiry questions with a bit of context:

An animated film from a dog’s perspective, illustrating the plethora of dangers and accidents that could happen at home with small children. As you watch, keep track of all the different accidents that Wally the dog prevents. How does the family underestimate him on a daily basis? Near the end, Wally experiences a series of accidents at the playground. How many of these accidents have happened to you or someone you know? What could you do to prevent these types of accidents? Why do you think the family dog was chosen as the voice of reason in this family? Is he a trustworthy narrator?

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