6 Best Dog Movies Series To Binge During The Holidays On Netflix

Pup Academy on Netflix [Image Air Bud TV/YouTube]

For those who love Christmas and dogs, Netflix has the perfect selection of heartwarming, tear-jerking and enjoyable content. Whether looking to binge a good movie, or watch an entire series, the following is a selection now available on the streamer. Get the popcorn and snacks ready and head to the couch.

1. Benji (2018) on Netflix

A mix of cocker spaniel, poodle and schnauzer, Benji comes along at the perfect time to save his new family. When a brother comes across the dog in the street, he takes him home, where he and his sister hide Benji from their mother. It turns out the family is in serious danger involving some crooks, but their new canine friend comes to the rescue and heals their broken family.

2. Pup Academy (2020) series

Pup Academy is an award-winning series that first aired on Disney Channel and Netflix picked up two seasons in 2020. What makes the movie magic is that there is no animation, as it stars real dogs.

The storyline follows pups from all over the world, which travel through magical portals disguised as fire hydrants to a secret place. Once there, the dogs are trained by an esteemed canine faculty in order to become man’s best friend.

3. Rescued by Ruby (2022) Netflix movie

A state trooper partners with a fellow underdog, the clever but high-strung shelter pup, Ruby. While he rescues Ruby, she goes on to return the favor by rescuing the state trooper. Together, they chase his dream to join an elite K-9 unit. Rescued by Ruby is based on a true story – read more about the movie here.

4. Super Pupz series

Stray puppies Luna, Otis, Champ, and Haggis find homes with new kid companions and help a special friend escape a shady research lab. Their furry alien friend then takes them on a cute and cuddly cosmic adventure!

5. Beethoven’s Big Break (2008)

Beethoven is a series of eight movies, created by John Hughes and Amy Holden Jones. In the movies, the storyline follows a family, trying to control the antics of their Saint Bernard dog. Netflix has two available for streaming. In this movie, Eddie, a widower and a struggling animal trainer, gets his big break when Beethoven is selected to play the lead in a movie. However, he gets into trouble when an ex-colleague kidnaps his dog.

6. Beethoven’s Treasure Tail (2014)

In Beethoven’s Treasure Tail, the clever Saint Bernard was fired from a movie and he and his trainer, Eddie set out on a new journey. However, their journey becomes an adventure when they are abandoned in a coastal town.

Have fun binging these heartwarming dog movies and series and more this Christmas on Netflix.