Dog from "As Good As It Gets"

CityGrl · 04-05-2005, 01:19 PM

What type of dog was in the movie "As Good As It Gets"?

cattitude · 04-05-2005, 01:25 PM

His name was Verdell. I think it was a Brussells Griffon.

pixiegirl · 04-05-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cattitude

His name was Verdell. I think it was a Brussells Griffon.

I think you are right. He sure is cute!

cattitude · 04-05-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pixiegirl

I think you are right. He sure is cute!

I love that movie. TFF when Nicholson was sticking the bacon all around the sides of the dog bowl so the dog would eat.

Bogart · 04-05-2005, 01:47 PM

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The catalyst for much of the film's dramatic developments is Simon's beloved pet, a dog named Verdell. "I toyed with calling the movie 'A Dog's Story,'" says Director James L. Brooks. "It sort of solves everything, to see it from the perspective of the dog.

Verdell is really the fourth lead in the picture." The script specifies Verdell's breed as a Brussels Griffon, a rare European breed that can perhaps best be described as resembling a 'Gizmo' from the film "Gremlins." Animal coordinator Gary Gero and trainers Roger Schumacher and Ray Beal searched throughout the States and in Europe to cast the role of Verdell - eventually finding six dogs they hoped could be trained to fulfill the demands of the script. Schumacher explains, "We needed to find adult dogs, and that was hard to do. We had a couple come from England, and as we were getting the dogs, we had to feel out which ones might be capable of playing the lead." "No one had ever worked with the breed before," Brooks explains. "But because it was called for, our trainers began to work with the breed for the first time. They really took to it - it's an extraordinary breed of dog, very intelligent and very trainable."

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danceintherain · 04-05-2005, 02:31 PM

There is a breed called teddybears that look just like that but smaller.

CityGrl · 04-05-2005, 03:52 PM

Thanks!

SmallTown · 04-05-2005, 04:05 PM

I just watched that movie on Sunday

CityGrl · 04-05-2005, 04:09 PM

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I just watched that movie on Sunday

Cute movie, cute dog...

Bogart · 04-05-2005, 06:58 PM

Did you two see it together?

04-05-2005, 01:19 PM	#1
CityGrl Time for a nap Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 2,064	Dog from "As Good As It Gets" What type of dog was in the movie "As Good As It Gets"? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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04-05-2005, 01:25 PM	#2
cattitude My Sweetest Boy Member Since: Mar 2002 Posts: 36,274	His name was Verdell. I think it was a Brussells Griffon. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you. - Winnie the Pooh The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. - Emile Zola
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danceintherain Registered User Member Since: Sep 2004 Posts: 475	There is a breed called teddybears that look just like that but smaller. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.
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CityGrl Time for a nap Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 2,064	Thanks! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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SmallTown Football season! Member Since: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 5,289	I just watched that movie on Sunday Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ *The fact is that you were outvoted and majority rules. And the majority wants what the [Democrats] have to offer. Get over it or drink your Kool Aid quietly. - Vraiblonde*
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