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7/10
Rather cute...but not too cute!
planktonrules29 April 2012
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This Disney cartoon finds Pluto locked in a cage at the dog pound. However, his cage-mate, a Boston Terrier, is very resourceful and escapes. Fortunately, this is a very nice and non-self-centered dog, and it soon frees Pluto and the other dogs. As for Pluto, he's VERY self-centered and wants nothing to do with this dog--even thought he saved him. And when Pluto finds a big bone, he won't share it with the cute little Boston Terrier. However, soon all the other dogs notice Pluto's bone and give chase. Ultimately, the Boston comes through and saves the bone for nasty old Pluto. Fortunately, in the closing frames Pluto has learned his lesson and he and the other dog are now friends.

This film shows an atypical sort of Pluto--a very self-centered one. He's not the sweet guy you'll see in later films. However, the cartoon is very enjoyable and well animated--so even if its message comes off as a big heavy-handed, it's still worth seeing.
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7/10
Pluto is a bit of a creep in this one
llltdesq3 October 2014
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This is a short in the Silly Symphonies series produced by Disney. There will be spoilers ahead:

This is a rather simple short, with a large group of dogs in various cages at the dog pound, among them Pluto, who is in a cage with another dog. Despite the other dog's attempts to befriend Pluto, Pluto continually blows him off, literally and figuratively.

The smaller dog manages to get out of his cage and frees Pluto, who sprints for freedom with no regard for any of the other dogs. The smaller dog opens the other cages and sets the other dogs free.

Naturally, they all make a bee-line for the park, where "No Dogs Allowed" signs are everywhere. The smaller dog once again tries to befriend Pluto, only to be rejected. When the smaller dog finds a huge bone and offers to share it with Pluto, Pluto is nice to him until he manages to get the bone, then keeps the bone for himself.

The other dogs learn of the bone and all chaos breaks out. The smaller dog gets away with the bone and he and Pluto get away from the other dog, where Pluto finally befriends the other dog and they share the prize.

This short is available on the Disney Treasures Silly Symphonies DVD set and the short and the set are worth finding.
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6/10
Some zoologists claim that there's a certain loser fish . . .
oscaralbert10 September 2021
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. . . which swims around with sharks, cleaning their teeth until the alpha predator gets hungry and eats THEM. The little mutt summoning the flea troopers during JUST DOGS seems to have a lot in common with these shark toadies. His idol Pluto always has been seen as one of the cartoon world's biggest losers, being the PET of another canine (Goofy). This makes the the tiny barker a loser's loser's loser. As Ms. Stein remarked, "A mess is a mess is a mess, and still stinks just as badly under any name you care to call it."
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8/10
Just Dogs with Pluto
TheLittleSongbird10 May 2012
I've always loved and enjoyed Disney, and Just Dogs is no exception. Even with the slightly routine story and heavy-handed message, the cartoon is still well-animated with great interaction between Pluto and the Boston Terrier, crisp pacing and that it has a fun and cute tone all the time. The Boston Terrier is adorable, and Just Dogs shows a refreshingly different side to Pluto, there is no Mickey, Figaro or Chip 'n' Dale in sight and while I do prefer the cuter and more energetic Pluto, his self-centered side contrasted well with the Boston Terrier. All in all, Just Dogs is not a favourite of mine but it is enjoyable and I do recommend it. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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4/10
Disney Dogs
CuriosityKilledShawn2 September 2013
A very early black-and-white Pluto cartoon in which he is locked in a cage in a dog pound. His little cage-mate manages to escape and takes Pluto with him. Pluto doesn't seem too grateful but the rest of the pound puppies are only to happy to have their freedom.

The little doggie still wants to be Pluto's pal though, despite the lack of interest. The other newly-liberated dogs eventually turn on him too, leading to Pluto sharing a big bone with his new pal. And that's pretty much all there is to it.

An animation showcase made slightly more bearable by the presence of a familiar character. Other than this Just Dogs is forgettable.
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10/10
Disney Goes To The Dogs
Ron Oliver12 October 2000
A Walt Disney SILLY SYMPHONY Cartoon Short.

It's JUST DOGS escaping from the old pound, into the park across the street. Once there, two of the mutts find a huge bone - which quickly becomes the object of desire for the entire pack...

Lots of canine activity in this fun little black & white cartoon. Yes, that's Mickey Mouse's Pluto the Pup as one of the stars here.

The SILLY SYMPHONIES, which Walt Disney produced for a ten year period beginning in 1929, are among the most fascinating of all animated series. Unlike the Mickey Mouse cartoons in which action was paramount, with the Symphonies the action was made to fit the music. There was little plot in the early Symphonies, which featured lively inanimate objects and anthropomorphic plants & animals, all moving frantically to the soundtrack. Gradually, however, the Symphonies became the school where Walt's animators learned to work with color and began to experiment with plot, characterization & photographic special effects. The pages of Fable & Fairy Tale, Myth & Mother Goose were all mined to provide story lines and even Hollywood's musicals & celebrities were effectively spoofed. It was from this rich soil that Disney's feature-length animation was to spring. In 1939, with SNOW WHITE successfully behind him and PINOCCHIO & FANTASIA on the near horizon, Walt phased out the SILLY SYMPHONIES; they had run their course & served their purpose.
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2/10
Pluto is Awesome but
kaicesbr15 July 2023
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Continuing my marathon of Disney short films, but as they almost always aren't available on Disney plus and I have to look for them on YouTube since they aren't available on Disney plus and I have to look for them on YouTube. Again watching for the first time. Interesting to see Pluto in the Silly Symphony but unfortunately not really good. Conclusion: Otherwise I'm mistaken it's one of the last black and white shorts from Silly Symphony so I researched the next one already in color but then there's still a black and white short from Silly Symphony.

Not Very Bad again but is same thing short..
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