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animated film, directed by

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. It marked the first solo appearance of

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Plot

The film opens with a group of dogs in the dog pound, howling

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". Pluto's cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, the dog who helped Pluto earlier keeps following him too closely for Pluto's tastes, until he digs up a huge bone and gives it to Pluto (who doesn't particularly want to share). But soon all the other escaped dogs are chasing after the bone.

Voice cast

* Pluto:

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* Puppy: unknown

Home media

The short was released on December 4, 2001, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies - The Historic Musical Animated Classics''.

References

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* * 1932 films 1932 short films 1930s Disney animated short films Silly Symphonies 1932 animated films Pluto (Disney) short films Films directed by Burt Gillett Films produced by Walt Disney American black-and-white films Animated films without speech Films about dogs 1930s American films {{Disney-animation-film-stub