The Puppy Years is the prequel to the hit film Marley & Me starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Anniston and introduces Marley as an adorable "talking" puppy (exactly like the Disney Buddies films). Marley and his dog-sitter, Bodi, spend the summer causing havoc at Bodi's grandfather's house. Bodi has always wanted a dog of his own, and so to prove to his mother that he is responsible enough to look after his own pet, he decides to enter Marley and two other puppies from the neighbourhood into the Ultimate Puppy Championship, as a team known as the Ragga Rascals.
Following weeks of training (and plenty of mayhem) the Ragga Rascals face fierce competition from other dog teams (the main one being a group of miniature Dobermans known as Wolf Gang) and the film has a heartwarming ending that everyone will love.
I would say Marley & Me: The Puppy Years is primarily for children, but it is one the whole family will enjoy. If you are a fan of the Buddies films (Snow Buddies, Space Buddies, Spooky Buddies etc) you will love it. It is full of fun and jokes that are suitable for all the family.
It would make a lovely Christmas gift and would thoroughly recommend it and I feel it is a film my children will want to watch again and again.
PWT rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years [DVD]
is available from Amazon.