Vying for the place of the worst film I've seen this year alongside "Joy Ride" , "Strays", was relentless with swearing - f this, f that - and juvenile references to sexual matters. This was totally unnecessary as the premise was suitable for a family movie, there was some excellent one-liners and humorous observations of dog behaviour. The nature of the cruel owner would have to be tweaked as well but the plot could be essentially unchanged.