what type of dog is "Rufus" in the Cameron Diaz movie "In Her Shoes"?

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 06 Feb 2006 19:18 PST

Hi,
There's a lot of speculation on various messageboards that "Rufus"
(aka "Honey Bun") is a pekinese-mix, "bullnese", "puggle," etc.
http://bbs.sitstay.com/showflat.php?Cat=1,2,3,4,9&Board=TV&Number=193638&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=all


However, the DVD apparently includes a feature on the dog in which the
director reportedly indicates that he purposely selected a "mutt" for
the role.

"Well, if you thought the life of an extra was challenging, how about
the life of an acting dog? "From death row to the red carpet: the
casting of Honey Bun" is a short piece on Hamlet (formerly Hambone)
the dog. In the novel and screenplay, Honey Bun was a pug. Hanson, in
his brilliant wisdom, wanted to go with a mutt, so that people who saw
the movie would walk away and want to buy a helpless dog from a pound
-because a dog from the pound is just as good and desirable than any
other."
http://www.insidepulse.com/articles/46231


I realize that this probably isn't the sort of clear-cut answer for
which you may have hoped, but let me know if you'd accept my research
as an answer here.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Clarification of Question by hunter1234-ga on 07 Feb 2006 04:51 PST

yes, that is perfect.

Thank you!

We'll make that the official answer...

There's a lot of speculation on various messageboards that "Rufus"
(aka "Honey Bun") is a pekinese-mix, "bullnese", "puggle," etc.
http://bbs.sitstay.com/showflat.php?Cat=1,2,3,4,9&Board=TV&Number=193638&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=all


However, the DVD apparently includes a feature on the dog in which the
director reportedly indicates that he purposely selected a "mutt" for
the role.

"Well, if you thought the life of an extra was challenging, how about
the life of an acting dog? "From death row to the red carpet: the
casting of Honey Bun" is a short piece on Hamlet (formerly Hambone)
the dog. In the novel and screenplay, Honey Bun was a pug. Hanson, in
his brilliant wisdom, wanted to go with a mutt, so that people who saw
the movie would walk away and want to buy a helpless dog from a pound
-because a dog from the pound is just as good and desirable than any
other."
http://www.insidepulse.com/articles/46231


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search strategy:
"in her shoes" dog rufus
"in her shoes" dog hamlet
"in her shoes" dog "honey bun"

Thanks again!