When the film opens, a St. Bernard puppy (later named Beethoven) and some other dogs are stolen from a pet koop door two thieves. Beethoven manages to escape from the thieves and sneaks into the home pagina of the Newton family. The father, George, doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife, Alice, and children convince him. While trying to name the dog, the youngest daughter, Emily, plays a portion of Ludwig busje, van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the puppy barks along, thus he is named Beethoven.
Initially, George only focuses on Beethoven's negative aspects: scratching the door, shedding...
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