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A Dog's Journey

• 43   Metascore
• 1 hr 49 mins
• Drama, Fantasy, Family, Comedy

In this sequel to A Dog's Purpose, beloved dog Bailey discovers a new purpose as he sets out to find his owners' missing granddaughter. Now on a whole new journey, Bailey finds himself touching multiple lives with his good heart and determined spirit.

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• A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
• After fulfilling his purpose of taking care of Ethan, Bailey must do the same thing for Ethan's granddaughter, CJ. As CJ does everything that she can do to achieve her goal to become a musician, Bailey is able to find her again through multiple lifetimes. — RECB3
• I. Bailey Bailey, an elderly St. Bernard/Australian shepherd mix, lives happily with his owner Ethan (Quaid) and his wife Hannah (Helgenberger), and their two year-old granddaughter Clarity June "CJ" (Emma Volk) and her mother Gloria (Giplin). Bailey, communicating with the audience via his thoughts, has a fondness for CJ. Gloria is shown to be an incompetent mother and have a hatred for dogs, as well as a dysfunctional relationship with her dead boyfriend, Henry's, parents (Hannah and Ethan), all leading her to eventually move out with CJ. Soon thereafter, Ethan discovers a lump in Bailey's stomach, and a veterinarian clinic deems he must be euthanized. Ethan holds Bailey lovingly and tells him to take care of CJ, before he is lethally injected. Bailey, now dead, is then seen running through a grassy field towards young CJ. II. Molly Bailey, who has been reincarnated as a female beagle named Molly, lives at an animal shelter. He sees a young boy named Trent (Ian Chen) and his family adopt his brother, Rocky. He also sees a young girl with him, who he recognizes is CJ, now nine years-old (Abby Ryder Forston). Bailey, remembering his promise to Ethan, runs outside to her. CJ, now living in an apartment with Gloria, takes Molly home with her and hides her from her mother. Gloria eventually sees Molly and reprimands CJ for getting a dog behind her back, but CJ persuades her mother to let her keep the dog given how neglected she feels. Over time, CJ and Molly grow increasingly close, along with Trent and Rocky. CJ, now a teenager (Prescott), reveals to Trent that she wants to drop out of high school and move to New York with her father's insurance settlement to pursue a career in music. While CJ is busy, Hannah and Ethan visit Gloria's home with a box of Henry's old belongings, wanting to see CJ. However, Gloria, still angry over their discord, closes the door on them, but not before Molly takes a liking to Ethan, and he recognizes her as Bailey and reminds him of his request to protect CJ. CJ befriends a bad boy named Shane, who Molly tries to protect her from. Shane invites her to a party, which gets busted by police for underage drinking; CJ is then sentenced to community service at a facility that teaches dogs how to diagnose cancer with their sense of smell, and Molly learns how to do this. Shane is revealed to be abusive towards CJ, and Gloria's nonchalant response and revelation that she has spent Henry's insurance settlement provokes her to leave with Molly. While driving, she discovers Shane is following her, and, in trying to avoid him, gets in an accident that kills Molly. Molly is then shown running through the same grassy field that Bailey was when he died. III. Big Dog Bailey, again reincarnated, this time as a mastiff named Big Dog, lives with his new owner, Joe, and is a guard dog at his gas station. Although he enjoys his new life, he misses CJ. One day, CJ, now a young adult, visits the convenience store, and Big Dog recognizes and engages with her. After she leaves, Big Dog lives the rest of his life missing Molly, and eventually dies. He is then shown running through the grassy field again. IV. Max Bailey, once again reincarnated, this time as a Yorkshire terrier named Max, is up for adoption during a public showing. He bites every person who shows interest in adopting him, until he sees CJ and chases her all the way to her apartment complex. CJ is reluctant to keep Max, but she learns that if Max isn't adopted by the next day, he will be sent to a pound. CJ, living with her boyfriend and working as a dog walker while building her music career on the side, adopts Max, who befriends her boyfriend's dog. Max eventually discovers that Trent, now a young adult (Lau), has moved into their apartment complex with his girlfriend (he also realizes that Rocky has since died). Max, sensing that CJ and Trent have feelings for each other, destroys CJ's relationship with her boyfriend, causing them to break up and for her to move out of his apartment and in with Trent. Soon after, Max remembers what he learned as Molly and informs CJ that he smells cancer on Trent. Max is revealed to be right, and Trent begins chemotherapy. His girlfriend eventually leaves him, leaving CJ as his primary caretaker. Eventually, Trent's doctor calls him and informs him that he is cancer-free, and CJ is visited by Gloria after not having seen her in years. She has warmed up to dogs and gives CJ some of the contents that were in Henry's box that Hannah and Ethan brought to her house during Molly's life, which are revealed to be letters that Henry wrote to Gloria while she was pregnant with CJ. These notes inspire CJ to write more songs and perform them in front of an audience, thus finally kicking off her musical career. CJ and Trent, now financially stable, travel with Max to Hannah and Ethan's farm, where they reunite for the first time since Gloria left during Bailey's life. Ethan realizes that Max is Bailey, as was Molly, and informs CJ that Bailey kept his promise and protected her. CJ realizes that Bailey has also brought her and Trent together and saved Trent's life, leading her to finally understand that Bailey, Molly, Big Dog, and Max are all the same dog. CJ and Trent embrace their love for each other, and eventually marry and have a child. Gloria also patches up her relationship with CJ, Hannah and Ethan, and Ethan dies with Max at his side. The movie ends with CJ praising Max, and all four lives Bailey has lived are seen running through the grassy field again, this time towards Ethan, and they run away into the grassy field of Heaven, departing this life as old friends.

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A one-eyed dog, a three-legged dog and a dog with vision impairment are among the animals coming in early June from Afghanistan to rescue operations in Fryeburg and Woolwich.

Bolt, a mixed breed with impaired vision, is among 27 dogs veterinarian Monique Kramer of Fryeburg is housing when they arrive in early June from Afghanistan. 

Veterinarian Monique Kramer of Fryeburg, who also runs Long Journey to a New Beginning Animal Rescue, is one of two Maine animal rescues participating in an airlift of almost 300 animals from the capital city of Kabul.

So far, 178 dogs and 99 cats are scheduled to fly from nonprofit Kabul Small Animal Rescue to rescues, sanctuaries, foster homes and individual adopters in 30 states, including Maine. The airlift will relieve an overcrowding situation that threatens to derail or possibly close Kabul Small Animal Rescue. This is the second major airlift the rescue service has undertaken. The first, in 2022, successfully sent 286 dogs and cats to rescues in Canada.

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Kramer is housing 27 dogs and a cat at her property. She started her rescue in 1986, at one point bringing in 100 Hurricane Katrina dogs in 2005-06.

“I saw KSAR’s Facebook post that they were in trouble and I’m pretty full, but I decided to do what I can to help,” said Kramer, an alternative medicine veterinarian.

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Speen, a Lab mix, is among 27 dogs veterinarian Monique Kramer of Fryeburg is housing when they arrive in early June from Afghanistan. 

Passion for Pets Rescue in Woolwich is the other Maine rescue involved in the project. “We are taking a one-eyed dog named Clementine and a ‘tripod’ named Coco” among 11 others, said adoption coordinator Leann Ryan. The dogs will be temporarily housed with Ryan in Woolwich, and with foster homes, though Passion for Pets leaders are hoping more foster homes and adopters will come forward to help.

Formed in 2018, Kabul Small Animal Rescue received nonprofit status two years later as a way to help the many abused, neglected, sick and injured animals that are often left to die on Afghanistan streets.

“In Afghanistan, when you see an animal in need, I know if I walk by absolutely no one else will help,” founder and Director Charlotte Maxwell-Jones said in a recent interview. “It’s suffering I can’t ignore.”

According to Maxwell-Jones, when Kabul Small Animal Rescue rescues animals, they are given immediate veterinary attention, often under challenging conditions that include daily blackouts, and live with animal caregivers in 30 rented houses. Kabul Small Animal Rescue leaders don’t believe in kenneling dogs and cats, so their arrival in the U.S. will not include shelters. For that reason, Maine’s Long Journey to a New Beginning Animal Rescue and Passion for Pets fit the bill as they offer foster-based, home-based care.

Asher, a shepherd mix, is among 27 dogs veterinarian Monique Kramer of Fryeburg is housing when they arrive in early June from Afghanistan. 

The animals from Afghanistan will already be spayed, neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, flea treated and documented. They will be accompanied by two British veterinarians and Maxwell-Jones on the two-day trip from Kabul. Following a refueling stop in Europe — with some details undisclosed due to security issues — the group will arrive in Washington, D.C.

“In the past week, ISIS has attacked and killed tourists in Bamyan,” Maxwell-Jones said. “They have put out a call to go after international (nongovernment organizations). We need to be really careful. There are a lot of Taliban checkpoints around us as we are located in downtown Kabul, and as crazy as it sounds, that is what’s keeping us safe.” Advertisement

Once in the United States, after a series of U.S.-mandated screenings, the dogs and cats will be transported by legions of volunteers still being lined up to destinations around the country.

“We are looking to additional rescues to step up, including in Maine, as 22 more dogs need to be flown out,” Maxwell-Jones said.

Kabul Small Animal Rescue has raised more than $775,000 in private donations since March to cover the $2,600 cost per animal for the airlift, and the hope is that Kabul Small Animal Rescue and the rescue organizations accepting the animals will receive more donations.

“As far as animal rescues throughout the country are concerned right now, it is a catastrophic time,” said Kramer, citing COVID’s rash of surrendered dogs, a veterinary shortage, the housing crisis and state of the economy. “Still we need help to get the rest of these dogs out of Kabul to a better life.”

For more information on Kabul Small Animal Rescue go to: www.facebook.com/kabulsmallanimalrescue or email  [email protected] ; on Passion for Pets: www.pprorg.com ; on Long Journey to a New Beginning Animal Rescue: www.journeyanimalrescue.org.

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