I was 25 when I first watched this .... kept on crying the whole length of the movie.The guy who made this movie must sure be a hard core dog lover . Man , it was more painful for me as I watched this movie sometime after my doggy died .The way the film was made - something like a documentary is superb , that way you are constantly made aware that it is a real incident . And the idea of putting up the dog's name , age & place of birth to indicate that the dog died , is fantastic..it added more to the sadness . The guilty feeling the two dog trainers show - it's nothing less to real (I know how it feels). The part where two sisters who own Ricky cry - it has been beautifully performed. All dog lovers and especially people who have lost their dogs shouldn't miss this movie for any other one