A Dog's Way Home follows a puppy（幼犬）, Bella, and her relationship with her fiend Lucas and his family. After getting separated from her owners? Bella goes on the adventure of a lifetime, making friends with a homeless veteran（老兵）and mountain lion as she tries to find her way back.
Adapted for the screen by W. Bruce Cameron? the author of A Dog's Purpose, it's an uplifting movie animal lovers and military members will appreciate. Ashley Judd stars as Terri, a mom whose son Lucas befriends Bella. Terri struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Although she's not thrilled when Lucas brings Bella home, she soon finds that the puppy brings her joy and purpose.
Judd had firsthand experience with the great change a dog can bring. One of her dogs, Shug, who went to heaven in 2017.
“I'm an animal lover," Judd says. "I had my two dogs for 16 and 17 years, and they were always with me. I enjoyed being with them. By the time I was making A Dog's Way Home, both of them had gone to heaven, doing such a special movie about a dog means a lot to me."
During her time on set, Judd got to know two new animal friends, the dogs who played Bella, Shelby and Amber, both rescue dogs.
“The dogs who played Bella were very sweet," Judd said. “They both learned their tricks so well, and they're eager to please, and just delightful to be around.
Judd added, "We have a really deep need for belonging, connection, safety, and trust, and we can find that both in our family of origin and the families that we're allowed to create. Just like Bella takes a long way to get back to her human. .. for all of us, the effort of being connected with our love in the end is worth it. "
