A Dog's Purpose Page #7

---

of fresh new smells.

And then there are the smells

you never forget.

Train. Moss.

Trees. Horse. Garbage.

It was horse-dog!

Could it be the same?

- -Ah, it was the same.

Could it mean Ethan

was here, too?

That ought to cover us

to the end of the month.

Ethan?

That can't be him.

Tell Fred

that I will be in town...

Is that him?

...tomorrow to settle up, okay?

Will do.

It is him!

It's him! Yes!

Yes, it's him!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

It's me!

-Boss dog! Bailey, Bailey,

Bailey. -

-doodle dog!

-Hey!

Where'd you come from?

After all these lives,

I'd actually found him.

I found Ethan.

I'm gonna make a bet

you're hungry.

Here you go.

Wow.

You must be.

Nobody likes my cooking.

- Don't look at me like that.

You can't stay here.

You gotta go home.

You belong to somebody.

Home. Yes.

Yes, I'm home.

Go home, dog.

Go home.

You're a stubborn one,

aren't you?

Then, Tuesday night,

we got three tenths

of an inch of rain.

Be sure he gets a good home.

He's a good dog.

Sure.

No. No, don't leave me here.

This is a white-coat place.

I belong with you.

So long, dog.

You want to get out of here?

Do you want to go?

Come on, let's go.

I was back in the front seat.

Okay, buddy.

Guess it's gonna be you and me.

And the donkey.

What's a donkey?

Now, when was

the last time you got a bath?

That's a good boy.

Yeah.

There you go.

All right.

Just step out. Out. Let's go!

There you go.

You're getting a new collar.

Yeah!

Doesn't look like he's missed

too many meals.

-He's in good shape.

-Yeah, he's a good boy.

Aren't you, huh?

But Ethan still seemed sad.

Maybe it was because

he slept alone.

I wanted to help him,

but I didn't know how.

Wait. Wait.

Hold that thought.

Okay, Bailey, let's do this.

Hurry.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.

-This is the place.

I'm looking for...

Come on, Carly.

Come here, girl.

-Come on, Carly.

-Come on, Carly.

Come here, Carly.

Can you get the gate for me?

-Yes, mommy.

-Thank you.

Good girl.

Oh, sorry.

Rach.

Oh, hey. Look, will.

- Grandma's here.

- Hi, grandma.

There's that smell again.

-How are you feeling?

-I'm pretty good.

This is a surprise.

It's stronger now.

I thought I'd bring you

some groceries.

-It's Hannah!

-Aw. Hmm, thanks.

You're still here?

Oh, you look different.

But you still smell

like biscuits.

Who is this?

It's the, uh, stray

from the park.

A stray? Really?

- Well, hello there.

What a good dog.

Well, he's certainly

not a stray,

'cause he's got a collar.

Let's see.

His name is buddy.

Let's see.

He belongs to...

Come on, Ethan.

I can smell you in there.

I don't want to leave you here.

But I guess he's not home.

Hi, Ethan.

Hi, Hannah.

I brought your dog home.

Must have been tough on you,

losing your husband

after all those years.

Yeah, it made me

miss my daughter a lot.

And then,

with the new baby coming,

I thought Rachel and Miguel

could really use the help.

Yeah.

How long you get to stay for?

Uh, well, I'm...

I'm not visiting, Ethan.

I moved back about a month ago.

- Y-you did?

Welcome home.

Thanks.

Well, this place

is still the same.

Yeah.

Oh, come on.

So, what about you?

You... you never met

anyone or...

Never found the right fit.

Mm-hmm.

I'm really stubborn.

I know that.

When you put your mind

to something, that was that.

Yeah.

That's good

for getting things done.

It's not so good

for relationships.

-Uh...

-Mmm.

Okay, well...

Okay, here we go.

They're gonna lick faces.

Well, look,

this was really nice.

I gotta go.

Thank you, Ethan.

Wait, what?

Oh, come on!

Hey, thanks

for bringing back my dog.

You're welcome. Bye.

Hey, Hannah.

I, uh...

I owe you an apology.

For what happened to us.

Back then.

Well, don't worry.

It was a long, long time ago.

No.

I pushed you away.

And I was...

I was really mad at the world.

And I just want you to know

that not a day goes by

that I don't kick myself

for doing that.

There's that sweaty smell.

You think, uh,

it'd be crazy if...

We did something together?

Are you asking me out

on a date?

Well, I just think

that I'd be an all-time fool

if I just watched you

drive away.

Enough talking. Use your nose.

Then don't.

Okay, now you're getting it.

-Yes! Yes!

Get out of here.

Give 'em some space.

Few right there, that's why...

Hi, you little cutie pie.

Ew. My water has mint in it.

You have a good time?

Once they started

licking faces,

no one could stop them.

Ethan finally had

what he needed.

He was happy.

I was happy, too.

- Excuse me, everybody.

I-i would like to thank you all

for coming here today.

-It means a lot to Hannah

and I. -Cheers. -Hear, hear.

I've always wanted

a big family.

All in one day, I've got one.

You didn't tell me

how big it was.

I just would like to say

how grateful I am

that my beautiful girl

walked back into my life.

Aw.

-Thank you.

Life's a mystery.

Cheers.

There was one thing

I still wanted.

I wanted him to know

it was me.

We had so much fun last night.

That I was Bailey.

What a great night.

Stop.

You were amazing.

Yeah. You, too.

-Wait, didn't Bailey

used to do that? -Yeah.

It's a dog thing.

Bailey. I'm Bailey.

There's gotta be a way.

Hmm. Wait.

That's familiar.

I smelled... me.

What do you got there?

Where did you find that?

Hey.

You want to play?

Get ready.

You have to really

go after this one.

Go get it.

Good boy!

Come on, bring it here.

Good one.

All right.

You go play, all right?

Gotta get back.

What? What do you want?

This is nuts.

All right, buddy.

You want to go

for the showstopper?

You want to try it?

You want to get it?

Ready?

I am ready.

Okay. Go!

Where did you learn

how to do that, buddy?

You are really starting

to freak me out, boss dog.

- -Yes, Ethan, that's right.

I'm your boss dog.

I'm Bailey.

Say it.

Boss dog?

Are you the boss dog?

No.

Yes. It's me, Ethan.

It's me.

Bailey?

Bailey.

Boss dog.

Bailey, Bailey, Bailey,

Bailey, Bailey.

Aw.

Mmm, yeah.

So, in all my lives as a dog,

here's what I've learned.

Have fun, obviously.

Whenever possible,

find someone to save,

and save them.

Lick the ones you love.

Don't get all sad-faced

about what happened

and scrunchy-faced

about what could.

-Just be here now.

-Go!

--Okay, go get it.

-Be here now.

-That's it.

That's a dog's purpose.

Rate this script:5.0 / 6 votes