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We’ve been sick at the rebel house, like really sick, so we’ve been watching a lot of movies. In our midst of watching movie after movie, many of them dog movies, we came across some dog documentaries. We immediately loved them for their true depiction of the loyal and unconditional love that exists between a dog and his human. 

Movie Monday: My Dog  (An Unconditional Love Story) 

Genre: Documentary

Year released: 2010

Breeds in movie: Lots!

Notes: This documentary interviewed celebrity dog owners about their dogs and the role they play in their every day life. The theme that instantly came through, was that even for these celebrities in their busy lives, their dogs are number 1. Because dogs are not just pets, they are family. These New York celebs went on to explain that the dog doesn’t care who they are or how famous they might be, the dog loves unconditionally. Honest and endearing interviews of real dog loving people.

Paw rating: 4 paws up 

We want to get up close and personal with the pups you love so much, and let those pictures face off in an all out best-photo contest. So start snapping and show up those portrait worthy photos. When the contest ends one lucky winner will win a hand drawn portrait of their pup! Let the face-off begin. 

How to enter: 

• Follow us on Instagram, @crazyrebels

• Upload a photo of your dog from the neck up on your Instagram feed and hash tag #crazyrebelsfaceoff

Contest will run from February 11, 2013 until March 11, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Winner will be contacted via Instagram and announced on March 12, 2013.

Rules and conditions: All photos entered must be original photos and must belong to the entrant. You may enter one photo per pet, per day. Contest is International and open to anyone. 

Each day we will select and post one Face-off Entry of the day on our Facebook wall, so check back often and be sure to share this awesome contest with all your dog-loving photo-crazed Instagram-obsessed friends. Ready, set, strike a pose fido!

 Over the weekend we said good-bye to a dear extended family member, at almost 14-years buddy the Beagle went to heaven. Although he had grown old in age, in our minds eye he was, and always will be, a puppy so full of life and love.  He was my aunt’s dog and he was oh so loved from the day she brought him home.  

He adored walks in the woods by his house and playing in his big backyard. He loved cuddling by the fire and cookies before bed. He was our little Buddy and we will always remember him that way. We miss you little guy! Rest in paradise sweet boy.

 So for this week, we thought we might watch All Dogs Go To Heaven in his honor. Because all dogs do go to heaven, and we know he’s up there eating a feast right now.

Movie Monday: All Dogs Go To Heaven

Genre: Family

Year released: 1989

Breeds in movie: Cartoon characterizations of a German Shepherd/ Collie mix, Dachshund, Irish Setter, Whippet, Bulldog, & a Collie

Notes: All Dogs Go To Heaven is an animated family movie portraying a lesson about honesty, loyalty, and love. Almost musical in nature, there is a great deal of lively singing and dancing as only animated caricatures can pull off. The movie tells the story of a vivid German Shepherd Collie mix named Charlie who is murdered but returns from Heaven to avenge his death. Along with his best friend, a Dachshund named Itchy, an orphan named Anne-Marie, and a whole host of colorful characters their adventure unfolds.

Paw rating: 4 paws up 

On an ordinary Tuesday we decided to head to the nearest mountain town for a day of snow play. Not one of the five dogs in tow had experienced snow before, so we bundled them all in rebel hoodies and let them go crazy. We're not sure if they had more fun running wild, or if we had more fun watching this snowy situation go down. 

The first couple of minutes consisted of a lot of slipping and sliding, but once they got the hang of it, it was optimum entertainment for the humans. Pork Chop, the English Bully of the crew, is perhaps the most hilarious to watch as he always appears to be in his own little glorious bulldog world. His favorite activity was making snow angels, and at one point he succeeded in "sledding" head first down the entire face of the mountain as we watched and cheered.

Diesel and Dakoda, our two black Dobermans, played high speed tag for most of the day. While Deogi, the Vizsla, spent her time mountain climbing and tracking scents. Stella, the red Doberman, was the ever perfect model and stood patiently in the sun as we snapped endless pictures of her beautiful dobe stature.

Rebel Hoodie is Rebel approved: After a day of rough play in the cold snow, these five agreed that the rebel hoodie is officially cleared for use in the snow and cold-weather approved. These cozy hoodies provide comfort and style while keeping each pup super warm. The wide array of sizes offered ensures each dog finds his perfect fit, and the construction allows for easy on-and-off. Because after all, the life of a dog is pretty busy, there's really little time for inconveniences like getting dressed.

Get your Rebel Hoodie, right here!

We admittedly spend most of our time working on Crazy Rebels and playing with our dogs. But in the evenings we love to (dog) pile on the couch and watch movies. The littlest rebel curls up pretty much wherever she feels like it and the two Dobermans sprawl out in one of their many bed choices as we all settle in for a cinematic adventure.

On our last trip down the movie aisle at Target we may have ended up with dozens (yes dozens) of dog movies in our cart, even the cashier commented on our themed assortment of canine flicks. In honor of watching movies while cuddled with our dogs we are launching a movie Monday, dog edition. Every Monday we will share a dog related movie on the rebel blog and be sure to point out all the dog breeds in each. We let Dakoda choose the first movie to watch and she went with the original Doberman movie, the The Doberman Gang.

Movie Monday: The Doberman Gang

Genre: Action

Year released: 1972

Breeds in movie: Dobermans, English Bulldog

Notes: While this movie is older and the plot is a little slow, if you love Dobermans and/ or dog training, you will enjoy this movie. The way they whistle train individual dogs is incredible, and of course, the overall plot is awesome (a pack of rad Dobermans holds up a bank!). We also loved realizing the origination of the spiked collar, which was first constructed using a leather dog collar and… nails.

Paw rating: 4 paws up