DOG GONE TROUBLE
A pampered pup, a greedy family, and a lesson about what really matters.
Should You Watch It?
Here's the short version: this is a well-made, entertaining animated comedy with real heart, undercut only by some bathroom humor that will make it a better fit for older kids than little ones.
The good news comes first. DOG GONE TROUBLE looks great — the animation is impressive, the production values are strong, and the story lands its central message clearly: love and family matter more than money, and greed doesn't pay. The niece and nephew who scheme for their aunt's inheritance get exactly what their scheming deserves, while kindness is rewarded. That's a moral shape Scripture recognizes.
The catch is the humor. Expect jokes about butts and "nuts," some light crude language, and one character who tosses sticks and rocks on the ground to "get answers" — a small but real flirtation with pagan-style fortune-telling. None of it is heavy, but it's enough that younger children should skip it.
For older kids and their families, this one's worth the watch.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESTrouble is a dog who's never known anything but luxury — a king-sized bed, gourmet food, and a life of ease with his wealthy owner. When she dies, Trouble discovers that inheriting her fortune requires whoever takes it in to actually spend time with him, care for him, and love him.
That's a problem for her greedy niece and nephew, Claire and Norbert, who want the money and nothing else. When Trouble accidentally winds up tossed into a moving truck and lost on the streets, a dog who's never survived outside a mansion has to learn fast — while two very motivated relatives scramble to find him first.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means this one earns its watch — good, not great, but genuinely fun. The animation is the standout: colorful, polished, and well-crafted enough to hold attention on its own. The pacing drags in a few stretches, but overall the story keeps viewers engaged rather than checking the clock.
There isn't a deep well of performance or directorial craft discussed here beyond the animation quality itself, so take this as a solid, competently made family comedy rather than a visual showcase.
The Worldview
This is a film with its priorities largely in order. Greed gets punished. Kindness gets rewarded. The characters who lie and scheme for money don't get away with it, and the story lands squarely on the idea that love and family are worth more than riches — a message that lines up well with a biblical view of wealth and the heart.
The one real wrinkle is a scene where a character throws sticks and rocks on the ground and meditates to get answers — a brief but genuine touch of pagan-style fortune-telling that families should be aware of. It's a small element in an otherwise moral story, but it's there, and it's worth naming rather than glossing over.
Underneath the dog-and-inheritance plot is an old, true idea: that treasure measured in gold is worth less than treasure measured in love. Jesus put it plainly — "life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" (Luke 12:15) — and a movie that teaches that to a child, even through a dog's misadventures, has taught something worth keeping.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Strong moral worldview with some redemptive elements includes good triumphs over evil in the end, there are happy endings for the genuine and moral characters while the greedy and mean ones don’t get away with anything, kindness is rewarded, and love is shown to be worth more than riches, but there’s an element of false pagan religion where one character throws rocks and sticks onto the ground and then meditates in order to get answers
Foul Language
Some references to butts plus some light crude language and toilet humor, lots of jokes made about “nuts”, and the squirrels make some suggestive movements, the words “stupid” and “idiot” are used periodically throughout the movie, and characters say “shut it” and “shut up”
Violence
Very light violence where dogs get into fights, dog falls out of a moving truck, and a man also falls out of a truck
Sex
No sex
Nudity
Implied nudity in one scene where a character is getting a massage
Alcohol Use
No alcohol use
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs, but a dog does say “I want whatever bone that guy’s been chewing on” (a comical reference to a comment people sometimes make when another character seems in a good mood)
Miscellaneous Immorality
Lying, deceit and greed are all present, but rebuked (for example, two humans are determined to get all the money no matter what they have to do, they lie about taking care of the movie’s dog protagonist and about being sad over the death of their aunt).
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Claire and Norbert only pretend to care about Trouble because they want the inheritance. Why does pretending to love someone always seem to end badly?
1 John 3:18 · Proverbs 12:22The movie says love is worth more than riches. Do you actually believe that in the everyday choices you make?
Luke 12:15 · 1 Timothy 6:10One character throws sticks and rocks to "get answers." Why might that seem harmless, and why does Scripture take a different view of seeking guidance that way?
Deuteronomy 18:10–12 · Isaiah 8:19–20Trouble has to learn to survive without servants or luxury. What did he have to learn about himself once the comfort was stripped away?
James 1:2–4 · Philippians 4:11–13The Final Word
DOG GONE TROUBLE is a fun, good-looking family comedy with its heart in the right place — greed loses, love wins, and kids get a clear lesson wrapped in dog jokes. The crude humor and one pagan-flavored scene mean younger children should wait a few years, but for older kids and their families, this one's an easy yes: worth the trip — older children and up.
