Wiener Dog Nationals DVD Review

An underdog and her family ban together to advance through the cutthroat world of the nation’s greatest wiener... more dog race in the family-friendly comedy Wiener Dog Nationals, racing onto DVD and VOD July 2 from Inception Media Group.

A boy and his family adopt a runt of a dachshund from the local shelter and name her Shelly in honor of shelter dogs everywhere. Despite all odds, Shelly surprises the boy’s father (Jason London, Jason and the Argonauts, Dazed and Confused) when she places in the state trials of Wienerschnitzel's illustrious Wiener Dog Nationals race.

The family pools all of its resources to advance to the next round only to face strong opposition from the reigning champion, Princess, and her owner Ms. Merryweather (Morgan Fairchild, Fashion House, Flamingo Road). Meanwhile, judge Melanie (Alicia Witt, 88 Minutes, Two Weeks Notice) is banned from the race by the head judge (Bryan Batt, Funny People, AMC’s Mad Men) when she tries to help the family prove that Ms. Merryweather is cheating.

Relying only on her skill and her young owner’s passion, little Shelly and her new family must face the challenge of advancing through the cutthroat world of the nation’s greatest wiener... more dog race. One race. One nation. One wiener!

Wiener Dog Nationals is presented in widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 (1.78:1) and Dolby Digital 5.1.

Where to Buy

You can get your copy of Wiener Dog Nationals on Amazon.


 My Thoughts

If you are looking for a great movie for family movie night, then look no further than Wiener Dog Nationals.  This film has all the traditional aspects that make for a great children's movie and a few extras.  A little boy and his family are struggling to get by after losing their mother. He finds a picture of his mom when she was a little girl holding a Dachshund she had raced. He decides all he wants for his birthday is the same type of dog his mom loved so much. They adopt a little wiener dog from a shelter and name her Shelly. She has one very special feature. She has a lightning bolt birthmark on her leg.

Not long after they get the dog, their is a local race and Shelly makes it to the top three. Soon they have the chance to go to the nationals but there are lots of factors working against them. The father loses his job, they get into trouble for being too friendly with a judge which could get them disqualified, and they have to deal with the nasty reining champions. Competition with the man who stole the dad's job also leaves Shelly with an injury.

My kids really enjoyed this film. They liked all the characters and they really loved watching all the dogs race and play. Shelly was adorable even when she was tearing up furniture and she really brought the family together. The ending is a little predictable, but most kid's films are. All in all, my family of six  gives Wiener Dog Nationals a unanimous 5 stars. 


***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***