Weenie Blocked The movie

Puppies Why do people want puppies? Puppies are cute Puppies are entertaining People think puppies are easy to train It’s easy to get a puppy at a pet store Where do these puppies come from?

Puppy Mills Meanwhile… “A puppy mill is a large-scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs” (aspca.org/animal-cruelty/puppy-mills). Conditions: Small stacked wire cages Poor ventilation Urine and feces Disease Little to no exercise or socialization Females forced to reproduce with little time in between births and then abandoned or killed Meanwhile…

Shelter Dogs There are over 13,600 shelters in the United States with approximately 3.9 million dogs The most difficult dogs to get adopted are seniors (aspca.org/animal-homelessness/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics).

The Movie Weenie Blocked will raise awareness about senior dog advocacy and care.

The PLOT Ben A thirty-something-year-old bartender Dumped by his girlfriend Stacey for a biker she meets at his bar Left with Stacey’s 15-year-old dachshund, Grandpa Tries to convince Stacey’s family to take Grandpa Tries to bring Grandpa to a shelter Brings home numerous women to get over his ex Grandpa A 15-year-old dachshund Does what he wants

Production Funding goal: Media Rights Capital and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions Cast: Chris Pratt as Ben & a CGI Grandpa Rating: Rated R for crude and sexual content, language and brief nudity Filming: Los Angles; ~1 year

Weenie blocked “When it comes to finding love again, the only thing in this man’s way is his weenie.”