History Film / HotelForDogs

* AdaptationDeviation: The film is almost an entirely dramatic story due to the various departures from the source material: The kids aren't orphaned, the hotel was basically an old house, and the Walker's of siblings' great aunt Alice, an integral character who is allergic to dogs, is nowhere to be seen or mentioned.

[[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.

* AdaptationDeviation: The film is almost an entirely dramatic story due to the various departures from the source material: The kids aren't orphaned, the hotel was basically an old house, and the Walker's siblings' great aunt Alice, an integral character who is allergic to dogs, is nowhere to be seen or mentioned.

* AffablyEvil: One could definitely say this about the pound employees. Though they're not technically evil, they're the closest things to antagonists this movie's got.

* DontSplitUsUp: 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.

* HarmlessVillain: The pound employees seem to [[KickTheDog enjoy bringing in dogs]].

* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: The three-legged dog that the kids rescue.
* KavorkaMan: Mark is successful with Heather.

* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Fits this trope to a T. The group of teenagers actually goes as far to rescue dogs from the dog-catcher's van

* RubeGoldbergDevice: many of Bruce's devices to help the dogs.

* {{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 be 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.

* RealityEnsues:

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

* RealityEnsues: Sometimes, siblings in the foster care system have to be split up if available families won't take both. Bernie, Andi, and Bruce learn this the hard way.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Carl and Lois on the surface look nice, if not a little goofy and harsh, but, really, they're assholes.