Santa Fe New Mexican

KID’S TAKE ON MOVIES

‘Pick of the Litter’

- By Dariana A. KIDS FIRST film critic, age 12

Pick of the

Litter follows a litter of puppies from the moment they’re born through their quest to become guide dogs for the blind.

Along the way, the dogs meet a community of dedicated individual­s who train them to do amazing, lifechangi­ng things in the service of their human. The stakes are high. The “P” litter has to go through two years of training with many different owners to train them on their journey to become guide dogs. But only the pick of the litter will get the chance to become guide dogs.

Pick of the Litter is such an adorable movie. It has an amazing topic that not many people know about, so you are not bored.

It’s a great family movie, with all of the cute dogs. Pick of the Litter follows such a sweet storyline that you just fall in love with all of the dogs and their journey through many different homes.

This documentar­y is such a feelgood movie. There are some moments that bring tears to your eyes. When my family and I watched the movie, it was fun for us to guess which dogs would pass the tests and become guide dogs.

All the dogs are so cute, and the relationsh­ips the dogs go through with their trainers and, finally, when they get paired with their official owners are very emotional.

The five dogs in the litter are Patriot, Potomac, Phil, Primrose and Poppet. All the dogs have such unique personalit­ies.

My favorite out would have to be Patriot because he has a lot of different trainers and he has so much energy. He has the biggest personalit­y.

He also ends up with such a sweet family and really helps the family he’s with. The movie has so much for people of all ages.

The charming dogs are enjoyable for everyone, and the story they tell is delightful and sends a great message.

The message Pick of the Litter sends is that dogs go through a lot of work to become guide dogs and, even if they don’t become one, they still bring joy to whomever owns them.

I recommend this film for ages 8 to 17. There is so much to learn about the training guide dogs go through, and this film has lots of things for kids to learn. I give it 5 out of 5 stars, because it has such a great topic and the dogs are super adorable.

The film is coming to Santa Fe-area theaters Sept. 21.

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