From the L.A. Times
There is nothing in this life to prepare a person to review “Heidi 4 Paws,” which premieres on KCET Sunday morning.
When my editor handed it to me with a gleam in her eye, she said: "It's Heidi. With dogs." I was confused. Did Heidi Klum have a new reality show involving dogs? Had Heidi Montag snagged a canine Christmas special?
"No, it's the story 'Heidi.' With dogs."
I began to feel bovine in my incomprehension. "Heidi" with dogs instead of goats?
"No, the dogs play all the characters."
Including, it must be added, the goats.
And there it is. "Heidi 4 Paws" is a live-action retelling of Johanna Spyri’s classic tale
of an orphan sent to live with her cantankerous grandfather high in the
Swiss Alps -- with dogs in all the roles. Dogs in kerchiefs and Swiss
frocks, dogs in alpine hats and canine approximations of lederhosen,
dogs in wigs and spectacles and, yes, little Clara's wheelchair.
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