History Film / HotelForDogs

* PleaseDontSplitUsUp: Later, [[spoiler: after Carl and Lois discovers their operations and sign them out of their care]], Andi and Bruce are sent to separate foster homes.

* DepartmentOfChildDisservices: This is played with, as the [=CPS=] worker, Bernie, is shown as competent and reasonable, trying his best but the homes Andi and Bruce get put in could use a bit of looking into, as, earlier, we meet Lois and Carl, who are [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] that lock up things to keep the kids from getting in it and, later, Bruce gets put in a home where the parents FosterForProfit.

** Lois and Carl.

* LargeHam: The pound employees.
* [[LittleGuyBigBuddy Little Girl, Big Buddy]]: Georgia and Lenny.
* ParentalAbandonment: Andi and Bruce. Its implied that their parents have passed away
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Fits this trope to a T. The group of teenagers actually goes as far to rescue dogs from the dog-catcher's van.

* {{Villainy Free Villain}}s: The Dog-catchers, just a bunch of guys doing their jobs, but they have to be evil and jerky about it, so they can bee seen as bad guys who deserve to be assaulted by the heroes for their choice of profession. Likewise, the cops are referred to as goons for doing their jobs and trying to stop the heroes' highly illegal stunts throughout the climax.

* MsFanservice: Heather. She's played by KylaPratt.

* ParentalAbandonment: Andi and Bruce.

[[ParentalAbandonment Orphans]] [[EmmaRoberts Andi]] and Bruce have kept their dog Friday, the only family member they have left apart from themselves, a secret from every set of foster parents they've had so far. However, there have been many close calls, and on one night after [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons they rescue Friday from the pound]], they are forced to hide in an abandoned hotel after being chased by police officers, falsely accused of burglary. They discover that the hotel is already home to two dogs, and in time, they realize that the hotel makes the perfect hiding place for Friday. As a few more teens get involved with what they are doing, they decide that they will take in every stray that they find, and give them a home at the hotel for dogs.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Bruce is [[Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Max Russo]].
** [[Film/MarvelOneShots Agent Sitwell]] is undercover as a police man, and ComicBook/WarMachine is now a social worker!

* {{Villainy Free Villain}}s: The Dog-catchers, just a bunch of guys doing their jobs, but they have to be evil and jerky about it, so they can bee seen as bad guys who deserve to be assaulted by the heroes for their choice of profession.

[[ParentalAbandonment Orphans]] [[Creator/EmmaRoberts Andi]] and Bruce have kept their dog Friday, the only family member they have left apart from themselves, a secret from every set of foster parents they've had so far. However, there have been many close calls, and on one night after [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons they rescue Friday from the pound]], they are forced to hide in an abandoned hotel after being chased by police officers, falsely accused of burglary. They discover that the hotel is already home to two dogs, and in time, they realize that the hotel makes the perfect hiding place for Friday. As a few more teens get involved with what they are doing, they decide that they will take in every stray that they find, and give them a home at the hotel for dogs.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Bruce is [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Max Russo]].

[[ParentalAbandonment Orphans]] Andi and Bruce have kept their dog Friday, the only family member they have left apart from themselves, a secret from every set of foster parents they've had so far. However, there have been many close calls, and on one night after [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons they rescue Friday from the pound]], they are forced to hide in an abandoned hotel after being chased by police officers, falsely accused of burglary. They discover that the hotel is already home to two dogs, and in time, they realize that the hotel makes the perfect hiding place for Friday. As a few more teens get involved with what they are doing, they decide that they will take in every stray that they find, and give them a home at the hotel for dogs.

''Hotel For Dogs'' is a 2009 Children's Comedy film from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]].

* DogsAreDumb: Averted ''hard''. These dogs are much more intelligent than normal dogs.

[[ParentalAbandonment Orphans]] Andi and Bruce have kept their dog Friday, the only family member they have left apart from themselves, a secret from every set of foster parents they've had so far. However, there have been many close calls, and on one night after [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons they rescue Friday from the pound]], they are forced to hide in an abandoned hotel after being chased by police officers, falsely accused of burglary. They discover that the hotel is already home to two dogs, and in time, they realize that the hotel makes the perfect hiding place for Friday. As a few more kids get involved with what they are doing, they decide that they will take in every stray that they find, and give them a home at the hotel for dogs.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Bruce is [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Max Russo]]

* {{Villainy Free Villain}}s: The Dog-catchers, just a bunch of guys doing their jobs, but they have to be evil and jerky about it, so they can bee seen as bad guys who deserve to be assaulted by the heroes for doing their jobs.

** HarmlessVillain: Though the pound employees seem to [[KickTheDog ''enjoy'' bringing in dogs]].

*** Lois and Carl.

* FetishFuel: Heather. Could go as far as to say {{Fanservice}}.

* MsFanservice: Heather. She's played by KylaPratt.