Beasley The Dog Was Hooch

Not one but five burly, brown-nosed Dogues de Bordeaux star as “Hooch” in the series sequel/continuation of the 1980s film “Turner & Hooch”. The dogs, named Arnie, Hammer, Obi, Cyd, and Mya each play an important role in filming.

Most Americans learned about this French breed from the 1989 movie, starring Tom Hanks. In the movie, Hanks plays a police investigator who inherits a Dogue de Bordeaux who happens to be the only witness to a murder he is trying to solve.

“That’s the Hooch dog!” people would invariably say when they saw a Dogue in the flesh.

Today, a new generation falls in love with the Dogue de Bordeaux in the 2021 Disney+ series.

In the show, actor Vanessa Lengies plays K-9 trainer Erica, tasked with turning a massive, unruly slobber machine into a working partner for U.S. Marshall Scott Turner (Josh Peck). Lengies loves all five of her four-legged co-stars.

“I was obsessed with them upon first sight,” Lengies says. “They’re so beautiful. Their fur was this rich orange and they’re so sweet and their eyes just look at you with nothing but love. And they slobber! From the trainers, I learned that it’s not about knowing how to say the command or trick. … It is mostly about the relationship that you build with the dog and how much he can trust you. Obi was my fav orite because he and I had a special connection. … If I had to make an adjustment in a scene, he would follow me or change it, just for me. I really loved our connection. He’s also the most drooly out of all the dogs. So, for any drool shot, you’d have to call Obi, which was so cute.”

Obi (Silver G.Ch. Camelot’s A New Hope) has a long list of accomplishments, including winning Best in Breed at the 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. As the oldest of the dogs on set, Obi is also the father of Cyd, another Dogue de Bordeaux playing Hooch.

“I would always tell the director that Obi needed to be on my left side,” Lengies says. If he had to, he’d walk on her right, but he wasn’t comfortable. “The second you put him on the left side, he was like, Oh, I’m home. Obi is definitely a show dog.”

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What Kind of Dog Was in Turner and Hooch?

VetStreet provides some details about this breed and what makes him so unique when youre talking about the Mastiff breed family:

  • The Dogue de Bordeaux is a member of the mastiff family
  • These dogs can be reserved or outgoing, but theyre natural instinct is to be a guardian
  • For numerous reasons, veteran dog owners should consider these big dogs!
  • Hopefully, after this film came out, pet parents didnt run out and bring home Dogue de Bordeaux puppies as this breed is clearly not for someone that isnt used to working with large breeds.

    FAQ

    What happened to Beasley the Dog?

    Not one but five burly, brown-nosed Dogues de Bordeaux star as “Hooch” in the series sequel/continuation of the 1980s film “Turner & Hooch”. The dogs, named Arnie, Hammer, Obi, Cyd, and Mya each play an important role in filming.

    What is the dog off Turner and Hooch?

    Beasley died in 1992, 3 Years after Turner & Hooch was released, He was 14 when he died. Beasley was an acting dog who starred in the 1989 Tom Hanks movie Turner & Hooch as the dog Hooch. He was a Dogue de Bordeaux. Turner & Hooch is Beasley’s only film credit.