- Jake, stop.
Jake, it's too early.
Go back to bed.
Oh, no.
How could you let me
do this, huh?
I'm only gonna be gone
for a few days, okay?
And please don't take yourself
on any walks this time.
Okay, four games
in seven days.
You know
how the minor leagues are.
Here we go.
What?
I'll be back in a week.
- Hey, you ready?
- Yeah, yeah.
I overslept.
Oh. Jake, Ryles is gonna
take care of you.
You better be good.
- Hey, quality time, Jakey boy.
Ben, what are you doing?
- I'm Jake-proofing.
Now, remember, keep making
those wishes for us, all right?
I need a double play
every game.
A couple home runs
won't hurt.
Then they got to give us a call.
We're back in the show, huh?
Okay, I'll be back in a week.
Be a good boy.
Stay.
Thanks.
All right,
see you later, buddy.
- Mom, why do we have
to move, anyway?
- I got a great new job
at the university.
Is it to the left
or to the right?
- Melissa's mom is taking her
and Amy to a movie.
She wishes I could go.
She wishes I wasn't
a thousand miles away.
- Oh, honey.
It says to the left.
- Mom, look at that poor dog.
It looks so lost.
We have to help him.
- Honey, he looks like a stray.
- This is our new street.
I bet there's lots of kids
in the neighborhood.
See, it's not so bad.
You'll make lots of new friends.
Isn't it cute?
It's perfect for us.
Come on, let's go tell them
where to put everything,
or else we'll be living
in a mess for weeks.
- I liked
our old house better.
- I've got to get through
all the boxes in the front room.
Oh, and I've got to get
the pictures hung.
But then this afternoon,
we'll take a break.
We'll go to the community pool
for a swim.
I'm sure there'll be
neighborhood kids there,
and you'll get to make
some new friends.
- Sure.
Where are all the kids, mom?
- Oh.
I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.
I'll swim anyway.
- Hi. I'm Megan Nolan.
We just moved in.
- Welcome.
I'm Gail Warner.
- Um, do you know
where all the kids are?
- The families in the newer
homes all have kids
who are newly hatched, and
the people in the older homes...
They're empty nesters.
- Yeah, I figured if we got here
at the start of summer,
she'd make some friends
by the time school started.
- Murphy's law.
- Honey, you still gonna swim?
- In a minute.
Is your dog friendly?
- Teddy?
Yeah, he's friendly.
- Can I pet him?
- Of course.
Do you have a dog?
- No.
- This is very kind of you.
I should be finishing
unpacking, but...
- Have you unpacked
your kitchen stuff yet?
- Uh, I can't even find
half of it.
I can make cereal
and sandwiches, but...
- Exactly.
When do you start your new job?
- Uh, not officially
until after labor day.
I'm a professor
at the university.
- Cool!
But sit down and relax.
We have all summer
to finish unpacking.
- Sit.
- Oh, sweetie.
Tell him, "Teddy drop,"
then "Teddy sit,"
then throw it to him.
- Sit.
- Go get it.
- He's well trained.
- That's how I like them.
- Hey, Jakey!
Look what I got.
Jakey boy.
Jake!
Jake!
Oh, no.
Jake!
Jake!
Oh, no.
- Go on.
Get!
- Jake!
Jake!
Jake!
- Done.
- Honey.
Sweetheart.
- I don't want to be here.
I want to go home.
- Honey, I know how hard
this is for you.
I promise you will meet
friends quickly.
Okay?
- Jake!
Jake!
Jake!
Hey, hey! Come here, buddy!
Come here!
Here!
- Come on, you're okay.
Here you go!
Okay, good boy.
Come on.
Come on.
With me, come on.
- Jake!
Jake!
- Safe!
- Jake!
Jake!
Jake!
It's Ryles.
You know what to do.
- Hey, Ryles.
What going on? It's me.
Just, uh, calling to check in,
see how you and Jake are doing.
Uh, give him a big hug for me.
Talk to you soon.
- All right,
here you go, boy.
It's okay.
There you go.
Okay.
Come on.
Good boy. Come on.
There you go.
- Aw, cute dog!
- Hey! Hi!
- Hey!
- How are you?
- Good. How are you?
- Hey, Ryles.
What's up?
Hey, buddy.
- What's up, Jake?
Where's Jake?
Jake!
Jake!
Jakey!
Oh.
You checked Jackson field,
right?
- Yes.
- Okay, uh...
How about the high school?
- Yeah. Of course.
- Um, the...The elementary school
baseball field?
- Yes, and I checked
the football field.
I looked everywhere
that you take him.
- Jakey!
- Caity, come on,
we're going somewhere.
- Where?
- It's a surprise.
- Tell me.
- Well, if I tell you,
it won't be a surprise anymore.
- Mom.
- You obviously called the pound
that I got him from, right?
- Yeah.
I told you, twice a day.
- Okay.
What about the veterinarians?
Anybody bring in
an injured dog?
- Look, I called
every dog doctor in town.
I've looked everywhere.
- Where are you, buddy?
Well, what about the pound
in Ashton?
- That's eight miles away.
He wouldn't have gone that far.
- The pound is eight miles away,
but the city limit is only
a half a mile away.
What if they picked him up
on the other side?
Oh, boy.
I'm gonna check the pound
in Ashton.
- Are your eye still closed?
- Yes.
- Okay. Keep them closed.
Are they still closed?
- Yes.
- Okay, no peeking
when we get out.
Okay.
Keep them closed.
Open them.
- A dog?
We're getting a dog?
- A little dog...
A rescue dog
from the animal shelter
that someone else
has trained already.
- Yes!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
- He's cute!
Do you like those?
Or that one in there?
Oh!
What about this one?
- Too small and too yappy.
- But he's a miniature poodle.
And poodles don't shed.
- I'll know my dog
when I see him.
- Can we please see this one?
See?
Isn't he exactly
what you wanted?
- He's perfect!
It's him.
It's the dog
you nearly ran over.
- How do you know?
- I remember him.
Isn't he the most beautiful dog
you've ever seen?
- Caity, look at him.
He's filthy.
- We can give him
a doggie bath.
- Is he properly trained?
- Who knows?
He's a stray.
- See, honey, we don't know
anything about him.
We should keep looking.
- Mom, no.
He's the one.
He's my dog.
- No, I'm sorry.
Absolutely not.
- There you go.
He's all yours.
You won't be sorry.
He's a prince of a dog.
- Prince!
That's what I'm gonna call him.
Come on, prince.
Heel, prince, heel.
- Here, let me take him.
- I can do it.
- No.
- Heel.
- Here.
Prince, heel.
Here, open the door.
Heel!
Okay, go in.
- No.
Not sit.
In.
- Prince, go in.
Come on.
- Don't be mean to him.
- Prince, please go in.
Okay.
Um, go around to the other side
of the door and call his name.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Prince, come on.
Come on.
Go in.
- Here, prince, here.
- Go in.
- Here, prince.
Here.
See?
Okay.
Put your seat belt on.
Hey, you!
You blocked me in.
- You got plenty of room.
Excuse me, guys.
Sorry.
Excuse me, excuse me.
- Good night.
- Hey.
- Hey, how was your trip?
- Oh, it was great.
Thanks.
Have a good weekend.
- You too.
Jakey!
Jake!
- Can I help you?
- Have you seen this guy?
- No.
I haven't seen him.
But I've been on vacation
the last two weeks.
Have a look around.
Thanks.
- Jake!
Jakey!
Jake!
Jake!
Hey.
- Hey.
No luck?
- No.
Can I put this up here?
- Yeah.
- Thanks.
- Prince wins!
Prince gets the gold medal!
- Bravo, prince.
Good job.
- Hey.
I totally struck out.
- So what are we gonna do?
You want me to stay here
and watch a game with you?
No.
- Hey, you want to come down
to the high school with me
and see how
the summer-league team does?
It's one of coach Thomas'
last games...
Only a few more
before he retires.
Come on, it will take your mind
off of things.
- No, I'm gonna
wait here just...
You know,
in case he comes back.
Wherever he is, he's got to be
sad and lonely and just...
Trying to find his way home.
- Caitlin, having a dog
is a big responsibility.
Seeing that prince is your dog,
it's your job to train him.
- Now, remember how I told you
to train Teddy, right?
First, you say his name
to get his attention.
Then you give him
his command,
and then you give him
his reward.
- Do I give him a treat?
- It's best to just give him
a load of love.
Like, watch this.
Prince, sit.
Sit.
Prince, sit.
Good.
Prince, stay.
Oh!
- Oh, no!
- Prince!
- Oh!
- Prince!
- No. Prince.
- Oh, prin...
- Oh, grab the...
No!
Bad dog!
He's running the other way!
Hurry!
- Oh, no!
- We got to catch him!
- Prince!
- No! Bad dog!
- Heel! Heel!
Heel!
- Prince, heel.
- Prince!
Prince.
- It's okay.
He didn't mean to.
It's okay.
It's okay.
- Oh.
Good night, my little angel.
Sweet dreams.
And you, devil dog...
You shouldn't be on the bed.
Get off.
- Okay.
Just this once.
No!
Sit!
Stay!
Don't look at me that way.
Aah!
Get off!
Get off!
Get off my bed!
Off, now, off! Go!
Prince is a disaster waiting
to happen.
- You said we could have a dog.
- I said we could have a dog.
- He'll get better,
I promise.
- He is not
the right dog for us.
- He's the right dog for me.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How was the weekend?
- It was quiet.
- Good.
- Have a good one.
- You too.
Hey.
Oh, no.
- Caity, will you put him
in the kitchen, please?
- Sure.
Come on, prince.
- You!
- Do I know you?
- We met on Friday outside
the animal shelter.
What do you want?
- I'm looking for my dog.
- I don't have your dog.
- Uh, yeah.
You adopted my dog.
Jake?
Jake!
Jake, come here.
Hey.
Oh, I've been looking
everywhere for you.
Where did you go?
Why did you run away, buddy?
Oh, it's so good to see you.
Oh, how have you been?
They been taking good care
of you, buddy?
What is this?
You see?
We have a problem,
don't we?
- Caitlin, can you please take
him to the backyard,
so mister...
- Ben Fuller.
- So Mr. Fuller and I
can talk?
- There is no way that
I'm leaving without my dog.
- Okay, look,
that dog of yours is
a completely untrained monster,
but my daughter has fallen
in love with him.
So, if you just give me
a few days,
I think I can talk her down.
- I'm gonna let Jakey stay there
for a couple of days, okay?
You don't get it.
It's an impossible situation.
- You seriously
just left him there.
Please tell me she's hot.
She is not hot.
Okay.
She is hot,
but that's not the point.
- Yes, it is.
You just let her steal your dog.
If she's not hot,
what other excuse do you have?
- I did not let her
steal Jake, okay?
You did not see
that little girl.
She was heartbroken.
- Buddy, uh, next to baseball,
Jake is your whole life.
You do everything together.
I mean, you even don't date
women unless he likes them.
- She's trying to talk her
daughter into letting him go.
She said she'd call.
- Right.
How many women
have you told that to?
- She legally owns him now.
- But what was she going to do,
call the cops?
I mean, she was just trying
to get you out of there
without a fight.
She totally played you, dude.
- You know how you feel
about prince?
- I love him.
- And you've only had him
for a weekend.
Imagine how poor Mr. Fuller
must feel
since he's had him
since he was a puppy.
- I thought
you didn't like him.
- Well, I don't.
But it doesn't mean
I can't imagine how he feels.
And imagine
how prince must feel.
You know how you've missed
your old friends from school?
Well, don't you think
that prince feels the same way?
- He's happy.
Look at him.
- We've got to think
about what's best for prince.
- I'm good for him.
- We can get you
another puppy, Caitlin.
And I promise, in a day or two,
you'll love him the same way
you love prince.
Will you put him
in the back?
- Okay.
- What are you doing here?
I thought we agreed
that I'd call you.
- Look...
There's an adoption at Petsmart
this weekend, okay?
All of these dogs
are looking for homes.
I'll pay any expenses
that are involved.
Your daughter can have any one
of these adorable dogs.
- I don't want another dog.
- You couldn't wait
another day.
- Please.
- If we let you have prince,
can I see him sometimes?
- Yeah. Yeah, I take him
to the d park all the time.
You can meet us there.
- Honey, I do think that this is
the best decision for everybody,
especially prince.
But are you sure?
- I love him.
And he's been with you longest.
He'll miss you most.
- You are being
very grown-up right now.
And I'm very proud of you.
- Thank you.
- He's in the backyard.
Do you want to go and get him?
- Yeah.
- Ugh!
I got to get this.
- Did you miss me, buddy?
Okay.
I miss you too.
Oh, good boy.
Thanks for taking
such good care of him.
He's a great dog, isn't he?
- He's my best friend.
- Have you ever had another dog?
- My friend Amy does.
- Yeah?
Did you take Jakey
to go meet her dog?
- No.
She lives where we used to live.
- Oh, so you just moved here.
You know, when I first got
drafted into pro ball,
I was like, "whoo,
I made it, finally," you know?
It's all peaches and cream
from here.
Then I got traded
to another team
and then another team.
I had to leave all my friends
behind and...
But then I realized,
it's actually kind of fun...
Finding new stuff to do
and meeting new friends.
- Jake is the only friend
I've got.
- You know...
I don't want to take him away
from you.
- We can't both have him.
- Well, we could share him.
You know,
when I'm on a road trip,
he can stay with you,
when I'm home,
he can stay with me.
- Oh, there you two are.
- Can we, please?
- Can we what?
- Share prince.
He'll be with us half the time
and with Ben half the time.
- That's a...
Fair idea.
- When do you go away again?
- Well, not till
the end of next week.
But you want to watch him
this week anyway?
- Can I?
- Yeah, sure.
- And what happens
when the season's over
and you're not going
on road trips anymore?
- Dude, I don't know.
We'll just cross that bridge
when we come to it.
I mean, Caitlin's got to have
started her new school by then.
She's bound to have made
some human friends, right?
- And this shared custody
of your dog...
That was what,
the mother's brilliant idea?
- No.
It was my idea, okay?
I couldn't hurt Caitlin.
At least now I don't have
to worry about Jake
taking himself on walks
while I'm away.
- I can't believe
I let it happen.
I mean, one minute,
I'm talking her
into giving up prince...
Or Jake...
Whatever his name is...
Completely.
And the next minute,
I've been suckered
into dog-sitting him
whenever Mr. Ben Fuller
feels like it.
He said he's
a professional baseball player.
- Ooh, that sounds cool.
- Yeah, he's one of those guys
who refuses to grow up
and always gets his own way.
- How do you know?
You just met him.
- I know the type.
Can you imagine his house
with that dog running riot
all the time?
- Oh, come on,
all men are slobs.
- Yeah, maybe.
That's why when it's our turn
to drop him off,
we're doing it
at the dog park.
- He's cute.
Hmm, so is his buddy.
- Say good-bye to him.
- Good-bye, Jakey.
You be good.
I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
Come on.
- I wasn't sure you'd come.
- I keep my word.
- Oh, oh!
Hey, Jake!
- Oh!
- Oh!
- Stop!
- Jake!
- Oh.
- Good hustle, Jimmy.
- There you go.
All right.
Good job.
- All right, let's give it up
for big Ben Fuller.
Come on, guys.
So, big Ben, how many years
have you been playing pro ball?
- Oh, man, more years
than I care to think about.
- Okay, kids, let's hit it.
- Hey, good luck
in the playoffs, huh?
- Thanks, Mr. Fuller.
- Good luck
this year, Mr. Fuller.
- Hey, you're a good coach.
- Come on, I'm just passing on
what you taught me.
- So, um, you given any thought
as to what you might do
when you...You're finished
playing pro ball?
- Well, not yet.
You know, I got a lot of good
years of playing left in me.
- Yeah, I see.
You know, you're coming
to my retirement party, right?
- No way.
Yeah, of course I am.
- Yeah, they still haven't found
someone to replace me.
They asked Tommy Turner.
The guy turned them down flat.
He said he was too old
to lead the junior high.
- Yeah.
Well, good luck with that.
They're not gonna find anybody
to replace you, coach.
Yeah, yeah.
Don't you have a game tonight?
- Oh, man.
Oh, I got to go.
I'm late.
Thanks.
See you soon.
- Hey, thank you.
- Anytime.
- Am I interrupting?
- No.
A break would be a relief.
- Uh-huh.
You know it's against pool rules
to bring work up here, right?
I mean,
there's a sign over there.
- It's compulsory reading for
one of the courses I'm teaching.
- You need to go out
and have more fun.
- No.
The last thing I need right now
in my life is relationship.
Who said anything
about a relationship?
I'm just talking about going out
and having some fun.
- Mommy, look!
- Good try, honey.
- She's a really happy girl
these days.
- Yeah, she is.
- Good dog.
That's it.
That's it.
- Honey.
It's 11:30.
He's probably not coming.
- You're only saying that
because you don't like him.
He's coming.
He's just late.
- He's nearly
an hour and a half late.
- Most people
are late sometimes.
- Go get her, buddy!
- Jake, I missed you.
- Somebody got a present.
- For me?
- Yeah.
Okay, buddy.
Hi.
- This is so cool.
- Yeah.
That's a guidebook
to Roanfield.
You know, whenever
I got traded to a new city,
the first thing I did
was get a guidebook.
That way, I knew where
all the fun stuff was
and all the places
to make new friends.
Here, I bookmarked
some pages for you.
Uh, page 147,
the ice cream parlor...
Oh, best in the county,
maybe even the state.
And here, page 37...
Oh, crafty's pizza.
Their food is so good there,
and they got this arcade
that is totally awesome.
- Thank you.
Mom, look what Ben got me.
- Yeah.
It's even got
the best laser tag,
the ice-skating rinks,
and even museums.
- Well, that's
very sweet of you,
but she's been waiting for you
since 10:00.
- What do you mean?
I was supposed to be here
at 11:00, wasn't I?
No, 10:00.
- Can...can we make
that 11:00, please?
I'm so not
an early-morning person.
And I'm sorry
about the extra 30 minutes.
I got held up
in the bookstore.
- Well, it was really nice
of you.
So we'll see you in five days
at the dog park.
- Okay.
Ah, but 11:00, right?
11:00.
- Nice.
Mwah. Be good.
- Mom, I found somewhere
they teach tennis.
- Do you want to take
some lessons?
- Can I?
- Sure.
I'll give them
a call right now.
We'll have to try them again
in the morning.
- Okay.
- What the...
Jake!
Oh, you bad, bad dog!
I can't believe you ate
a piece of meat!
Out!
Ugh!
That's it!
Oh, you have really done it
this time!
- You're not going to give him
back to Ben.
- No, I am taking him here.
- Now, remember,
dogs are pack animals.
They don't respond
to weak, permissive humans.
- Like Ben Fuller?
- Mom.
- They are much more comfortable
when they know who is the boss
and what the rules are.
You are Alpha.
You are your dog's master.
You cannot ask nicely
for your dog's cooperation,
you must demand it.
Raise your clicker.
On three,
say your dog's name and "sit."
One, two, three, name, sit.
Jake, sit.
- This might take a while.
- He just showed up like that.
Coach put him in.
And you wonder why
stuff like that happens.
- Yeah, I can't believe
the coach actually let him play.
- Yeah.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- So, uh, where's Caitlin?
Where's Jake?
- Caitlin's
with our neighbor Gail
at the hamburger restaurant
your book recommended.
And Jake...
Jake, come!
Jake, come.
Sit.
Good boy.
- Um, what did you do
to my dog?
- Isn't he better now?
We took him
to an obedience trainer.
We found her
from the book you gave Caitlin.
It took him a while to get it.
But once he did,
he really took to it.
You just didn't know how
to bring out the best in him.
- Bring out the best in him?
Oh, is that what this is?
No, you sucked
his soul out of him.
Look at the poor guy.
Let me tell you something...
At my house, nobody's in charge.
Okay?
He...he's my friend.
He's not my subject.
- That was his problem...
And yours.
- Listen, you can't take him
and get him trained
without my consent.
- Give calm a try.
You'll be surprised
at how much happier he is.
Jake, stay.
Good boy.
See you Wednesday.
- Seriously?
Come on, Jake.
We're not going to take this
lying down, are we?
No, no, no.
Jake, don't...Don't lie down.
Come on, get up.
Jake, give me kiss.
Give me a kiss.
Give daddy a kiss, come on.
Kiss.
Jake, kiss.
Okay.
Okay.
Oh, Jakey boy.
Look what I got for you.
Payback time.
Oh, buddy.
Oh, look what I got.
What's this?
What's this?
Jakey, come here. What's this?
Come here!
Get it!
Oh, good boy.
Good boy.
Heel, heel!
Oh, good boy.
Heel.
Good boy.
Get it.
Get it, boy.
Jake, come.
- You're early.
- We aim to please.
- So...
How was it with a calm,
trained Jake for once?
- Oh, it was tough at first,
but, you know,
I realized once I saw it
through your eyes...
Or maybe I should say
walked in your shoes...
It was good.
Jake, sit.
- Good boy.
All right.
See you all around.
Jake, stay.
Have fun.
- Jake, heel.
Jake, heel!
Jake, heel!
Jake!
Jake, heel!
My best shoes!
Jake, heel.
You! Ugh!
- He's really cute.
- Doc, I'm fine.
Look, I don't get the call
if I don't play.
- And you won't be playing
shortstop in a t-ball league
if you can't throw.
I'm sorry, Ben.
You're back on the d.L.
This is happening too often.
You're not 24.
You don't heal so quick
like you used to.
You need to start thinking
about what you're going to do
with your life after baseball.
- What are you talking about?
There's plenty of guys
playing in the majors
that are older than I am.
- Yeah, and they're not
my problem.
And no more walking
that stupid mutt
holding the leash
in your throwing arm, okay?
You're on the d.L.
Jake, come.
- Jake, sit.
Jake, down.
Jake, stay.
What are you doing here?
You're an hour early.
- Team bus got in sooner
than I thought it would.
I thought I'd come by and
pick up Jakey on my way home.
- Well, you're lucky
that I'm home,
because I just got back
from the trainer.
I had to get him an extra lesson
to undo the damage you did.
- What do you mean you took him
back to the trainer?
I didn't say
you could do that.
- If I want to take him
to a trainer, I will.
- You are going to ruin him.
We co-own Jake.
You have to agree
on things like that.
- According to his license,
I own him.
- I can't believe
you stole my dog.
- Your dog ran away.
I adopted my dog.
- Jake.
- Jake.
- Jake!
- Jake!
- Jake, come here!
- Jake!
- Jake!
- Jake!
- This is all my fault.
I should have trained him
when he was younger.
- No, it was my fault.
I should have never left
that front door open.
It was so stupid.
- If we hadn't been arguing
about him in front of him,
then none of this
would have ever happened.
- Jake is one lucky dog.
According to his x-rays,
he doesn't have
any broken bones,
and from the patterns
of his bruises,
I'd say he hit the side
of the car running flat out.
But the driver managed to stop
before she ran over him.
- But he's going to be...
- He's going to be okay?
- Yes.
He's going to be fine.
- Oh, yes.
- Yes.
Can we take him home?
- I've given him something
to help him sleep.
He needs plenty of rest
but, yeah,
you can take him home today.
- Thank you.
- Thanks, doc.
- Yeah.
- Whew.
- Hey, can I take him home,
please?
I know
it should be your night,
but I just...
Caitlin will be really upset
if she doesn't get to see him.
- Yeah, of course.
- Do you want to come over?
I mean, while he gets settled
and just to make sure
that he's comfortable?
- Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Let me just take care
of the bill.
- Oh, we'll share the bill...
Like we share Jake.
- Hey, sleep well.
Get better quickly.
- Can I lay down next to him?
- Sure.
I think he'd like that.
- Oh, I think he's gonna get
plenty of tlc.
Good night.
- Good night.
- You know, we should, uh...
We should probably call a truce,
you know, for Jake's sake.
- I agree.
So, truce?
- Truce.
Uh...
There we go.
- So what did you do?
- Oh, it's just
a little tendinitis.
I'm on the d.L.
For a couple of weeks.
- Oh.
- It's a disabled list.
It's part of the game.
- Well, I hope
it heals quickly.
- Yeah,
you and me both.
Oh, keep me posted
on how Jake's doing, huh?
- I promise.
And thanks again
for letting him stay here.
- Yeah, it's no problem.
- You didn't have to.
Thank you for taking care
of Caitlin.
- My pleasure.
So Ben doesn't seem all bad
after all.
- Behind every cloud,
there's a silver lining.
- Or maybe there's always
a second chance
to make a first
impression.
No, I am still
not interested.
- Ah.
Ugh!
- So do you think the truce
will last?
- Oh, I sure hope so.
- How's it feel?
- Cold and numb.
- You know,
you've been on the d.L.
Three times already
this season.
- Oh, thanks
for reminding me, buddy.
- Injuries come with age.
Better start thinking
about what you're gonna do
when you can't play anymore.
- I'm not even gonna start
thinking about it
till I've had at least
two full seasons in the majors.
Hey, can I come in?
- Hi.
Sure.
- Okay.
How's the patient?
- Uh, he's fine.
- Hey, Caitlin.
- Hi.
- Hey, Jake.
Look, I got Mr. Fuzzy bear
for you, yeah.
Has he been eating?
- Not much.
- Ah, the vet said
he probably wouldn't
for a couple days.
Is he swallowing his pills okay?
- Mm-hmm.
- We're gonna watch a movie.
Can you stay?
- I wish.
I got to jump on a bus.
- Are you playing again?
Uh, no, unfortunately not.
I get to sit on the bench and
watch them have all of the fun.
Oh, speaking of which,
I got to go.
- Are you always late?
- Caitlin!
Uh, no, no, she's right.
Yeah, most of the time I am.
- My mother says punctuality
is the politeness of kings.
- She also says
that nobody is perfect,
and that's why pencils
have erasers.
Okay, well,
then there's hope for me yet.
Um, I'll talk you guys later.
Okay.
You got better, buddy.
- Bye!
- Bye.
Yeah.
- Well, so far, so good.
Ice it up
for another ten minutes.
- Thanks, doc.
- Hi.
- Hey.
How are you?
- We're all good.
- Yeah?
How's Jake doing?
- He's doing fine.
- Um, can I talk to him?
- You want to talk to Jake?
- Yeah.
- Sure.
Caity, it's Ben, and he wants
to say good night to Jake.
- Hi, Ben.
- Hey.
- He's here.
Jake, it's Ben.
- Jakey, what's going on, buddy?
How you doing?
- Can you hear me, huh?
How you doing?
You miss me?
Oh, buddy,
hope you're doing better.
Are they playing ball
with you?
Did you get
your favorite stuffy?
- Go get it, Jakey!
Go get it!
- Why doesn't he want to play?
- He was hit by a car.
- Is he okay?
- Yes.
- Can I pet him?
- Yes, but be very gentle.
- Oh, I forgot.
I have a faculty meeting
on Tuesday.
Is there any chance
you could watch Caitlin?
- Sure.
- Okay, thanks.
Hi.
- Hey.
How you doing?
How was the trip to the vet?
- Well, he said that he needed
to start getting some exercise,
so we're at the dog park.
- Yeah?
Sounds fun.
So is he ready
for some Ben time?
- Oh, yes.
Some Ben time would do him well.
- Okay, good.
Why don't I come and get him
from you there in about an hour?
- Okay.
You know what?
Actually, Jake is...Is pretty
much tuckered out already,
and I should take him home soon
so he could rest a while.
But I could take him
to your house at about 4:00.
Okay?
W-W-W...
Jake's coming home.
We need to clean this place
before he gets here.
- Jake likes the house
the way it is.
This is his home.
- No, these days he's used to
a clean, perfect, tidy home.
Okay?
I should have insisted
that I pick him up.
Wait a minute, Jake's not the
only one on his way over, is he?
Hey, hey, what are you doing?
Those are Jake's toys.
He's gonna remember
that you trashed his toys,
and he's not gonna forgive you
for the rest of his life.
You realize that, don't you?
- Okay, you see that?
That's a vacuum.
Why don't you see
if it works, huh?
- Looks good.
- Yeah.
Yeah, good job, buddy.
Oh, um, okay,
she's here.
Uh, cover for me,
okay?
- Jake, stay.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Uh, is Ben in?
- Yes.
- May I see him, please?
- Uh, he'll be down
in a minute.
We didn't get to talk much
when we met the other day
at the park.
I'm Ryles.
- I remember.
I'm Megan.
- So you're, uh,
Jake's co-parent, huh?
Oh, I guess
you could call it that.
- Yeah.
- I'm Ben's best friend,
spiritual adviser,
dog Walker extraordinaire.
Sometimes...
- Okay, okay.
I think she gets the picture.
Sorry about that.
I didn't know you were here.
- No, that's okay.
Ryles and I were getting
to know each other better.
Uh, good-bye, ryles.
- Right.
Jake, Jake, ja, Jake!
- Oh, you look well.
- So do you.
Yeah, right.
How's our patient?
- Oh, right, yeah.
Jake, come.
- Hey, Jake.
Hi, buddy.
Oh, he's looking well.
He's healing fast.
- Jake, sit.
- Wow.
- And I didn't use the clicker.
He doesn't need it much
since the accident.
- Maybe he heard us
call a truce.
- Maybe.
Jake, heel.
Nice house.
- Were you expecting
something different?
- No.
Yes.
I don't know.
- Oh, well,
just because I play ball,
what, you figured I was like
some college jock
with empty beer bottles
and dirty laundry everywhere?
- Probably.
Something like that.
Wow.
You've won a lot of trophies.
Anyway, we need to establish
some ground rules for Jake
so there's consistency
between his two homes.
- Okay.
- So, first, no jumping
on any of the furniture.
- Oh, is he sleeping
on Caitlin's bed?
- Sometimes.
- Uh-huh.
Well, then he gets to sleep
on my bed, yep, sometimes.
- Okay, but those are
the only two exceptions.
Next, food...
No human food, only dog food
and only in the kitchen.
- Okay,
I agree about the kitchen.
But he is allowed
to have leftovers.
- Okay.
He can have leftovers.
- About the furniture...
Okay, he's not allowed
on anything
except for Caitlin's
and mine's bed...
Sometimes...and the sofa
in front of the TV set.
- All right.
But that's it...Nothing else.
- Yes.
Deal.
Shake on it.
Ow!
- Oh.
I'm just kidding.
- We will not be using
these anymore...
So you can trash them,
smash them,
do whatever you want
with them.
- Thank you.
- So when do you
go away again?
- Uh, not for
another nine days.
- Well, we'll see you then.
- Okay.
Uh, actually, you know what?
I was just thinking
that might be too long,
you know, for Caitlin...
Not seeing Jake for nine days.
Maybe I can bring him to you
for a couple days.
Um, say, Wednesday.
You know, that way,
she doesn't worry
that he's gonna forget
about her.
- Thank you.
That's very kind of you.
I'm sure she'd like that.
- Yeah, of course.
It'll be really good
for Jake also.
I guess I'll see you then.
- Hi.
- I just got a call
from my biggest client.
She's flying in
tomorrow afternoon.
She needs to see me
as soon as she lands.
I'm sorry.
I don't...I don't think
I can watch Caitlin.
- Oh, hey, no.
Don't apologize.
- Any other day, you know.
- Oh, I know. I know.
I'll figure something out.
- I'm so sorry.
- Yeah.
- I can stay here on my own.
I am not leaving a ten-year-old
girl alone for four hours,
especially in a house
we just moved into.
- What are you looking for?
- Child care.
- I don't need a babysitter!
- Hey.
- Hi.
How's he doing?
- Oh, yeah, he's doing great.
Right now he's eating
his dog-food dinner
out of his dog bowl
in the kitchen.
- Good on three counts.
Do you have a game
to go to tomorrow?
- No.
- I have a big favor
to ask of you.
- Hmm.
So which one's your favorite?
- I like bubble gum
and mint chocolate chip.
What do you like?
- I like pralines and cream.
What about your mom...
What's her favorite?
- She likes strawberry
and chocolate.
Why aren't you using
your sling?
- Because my arms starting
to feel better.
I actually been throwing on it.
A little more rehab, should be
back to new, hopefully.
- Mom said we're having pizza.
- Oh, we are.
We're having
an upside-down dinner,
which means we're having dessert
before our main course.
But before we have our pizza,
you and I have to run
a little errand.
- Where?
- It's a surprise for your mom,
and I need your help.
- What?
This is amazing.
- Mm-hmm.
Hey!
- Hi.
- How was your meeting?
- Oh, it was...It went very well.
Thank you.
Did you guys have fun?
- Yeah, we did.
There's some pizza here
if you're hungry.
- It's the best pizza
in the whole country.
- How do you know that?
- Because Ben has eaten pizza
in all 50 states.
And this is the best
he's ever had anywhere.
- Mm-hmm.
It's true.
- And we went shopping.
- Oh, yeah?
What did you guys buy?
- Something for you.
Some things for you.
For me?
- Yeah.
- Well, what did you get me?
- Let me show you.
- You...you didn't have to.
- Uh, yeah, I should've.
- Oh, they're beautiful.
And they're my size.
- That's because I had
a clever little helper.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
Hey, she asleep?
- Almost.
- You got yourself
a great kid.
- Thank you again
for bailing me out.
- Yeah, no problem.
We had a great time.
- And for all the shoes.
- Yeah, well...
I owed you that much at least.
Okay.
Actually, uh...
You know, if you're not doing
anything Thursday night,
I'm not playing a game.
And I was wondering
if, you know, ybe...
- Ben Fuller,
are you asking me out?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, I want to take you
somewhere.
- Where?
- Uh, that would be a surprise.
- Another surprise.
- I'm full of them.
- Okay.
Yes, thank you.
- Nice!
Uh, okay.
Then I'll see you then.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- Who are you going out with?
- Oh, honey, I'm just
having dinner with a friend.
- Yeah, right.
- Oh, okay.
Which?
- You can't start
with the shoes.
I have to wear
one of the pairs
that he bought me.
Right, right, right.
Um, those are cute.
Well, what dresses do you have
that go with those?
Where is he taking you?
- I have no idea.
- Well, how are you supposed
to know what to wear?
- Why won't you tell me
where you're taking her?
- Because you're going
to tell me I'm crazy.
- These will work everywhere
unless there's a dress code.
- There's not a dress code.
Can't believe I'm taking
fashion advice from you.
- Look at me.
Yeah, exactly.
Okay, watch your step.
Watch your step.
All right.
- Can I please
take this thing off now?
- No way!
Come on, you got to play along
for just a little bit longer.
I'm not very good
at playing along.
- Uh, yeah,
I could've told you that.
- Well, it would've helped
if I knew where I was going.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Put it this way.
To me...
This is the most romantic place
in the world.
You ready?
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
One, two, three...
Ta-da!
- A little-league field.
I put on a little black dress to
come to a little-league field.
Are you crazy?
- Ah, maybe a little.
Hey.
There you go.
Salud.
- Cheers.
- You know, I literally
spent my childhood here.
11 years of little league
in this very park.
- I didn't know you grew up
in Roanfield.
- Oh, yeah.
Yeah, I spent three years
playing little league
with coach Thomas.
And then coach Kapinsky,
coach pope, coach Jarvis,
uh, coach O’Brien,
and then coach Thomas again
in Roanfield high.
- So how did you come to play
in your hometown?
- Ah, it was pure luck.
My contract got traded.
- Did you ever think
about doing anything else?
- There's life after baseball?
Oh, I don't know.
Well, I guess I'm just
too boneheaded
to think
about doing anything else.
Enough about me.
What about you?
- Growing up, I always thought
that I'd write
the great American novel.
But then I got to college
and realized
that other people
had already done that,
and probably much better
than I ever would.
- What?
- Well, here I was thinking
that my problem is
I have no idea what
I want to do when I grow up.
Your problem is you never
let yourself play like a child.
- That's not true.
- The part about me or you?
Come on, let's play ball.
- What about your arm?
- Don't worry about it.
Come on,
I'll take it easy on you.
Come on!
It's all about the basics.
The most important thing
is your stance.
Okay, feet shoulder width apart.
Good.
Weight on your toes,
not your heels, bend your knees.
- Okay.
- All right.
And these beautiful
little baby blues of yours,
keep 'em right there
on that ball.
You ready?
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh!
- Whoo!
- All right.
Oh.
- It's getting late.
- What?
- I better get home.
- So how did it go?
- Why aren't you in bed?
- I was.
So did you and your friend
have a good dinner tonight?
- We did, thank you.
- So do you like him?
- Like who?
- Ben.
- Why do you think it was Ben
I went out with tonight?
- Mom, it's obvious.
You don't date
men you work with,
and he's the only other man
you've met since we moved here.
- Caity, Ben and I
are just friends, okay?
We had dinner tonight,
and that's it.
Go to bed.
- Mom.
- Bed!
- Sorry.
I got her in bed an hour ago,
but she wouldn't go to sleep.
- Oh, it doesn't matter.
- So how'd it go?
- It was a bad idea.
I mean, why didn't I listen
to myself?
- It was a great idea.
He's really cute.
I thought you liked him.
- That's not that point.
I must have been crazy.
- No, you weren't.
Look, why can't you just
go on a date with a guy
that you really like
and be in the moment
and just have a good time?
- Because I'm not an
in-the-moment kind of person.
I need to know what's coming.
And if I'm going to date a guy,
he needs to know
where he's going.
- Why do you need
to have a future?
- Because I do.
- Well, we know exactly
where Ben's going.
He's going back
to the major leagues
as soon as possible.
- What's he going to do
when it all comes to an end?
I give up.
And where does that leave
the two of you?
You both still share Jake.
- Take it easy, Jake.
- Somebody's excited.
Good boy.
- He's happy to be here.
- Yeah, I see that.
Uh, where's Caitlin?
- Uh, she's
at her tennis lesson.
- Cool.
- So how long is your trip?
- It's just a two-gamer.
I'll be back on Monday.
Um, are we okay?
- I can't.
I'm sorry.
You're a great guy.
I just...
Can we just be friends?
- Look, Megan...
- Please.
- Okay.
Yesterday didn't happen.
- Great.
So I will drop him off
on Monday.
- Yeah.
- Okay, see you then.
- Wow, the "can we still
be friends" line, huh?
How many times
have you used that?
Did she mean it?
- I don't know.
- Well...
Sorry, buddy.
- It's okay.
What I need to do is focus
on getting back in the game.
Hi.
- Hi.
- Go inside.
So I'll see you Wednesday?
- Yeah.
- ♪ if I had my way
♪ I'd tear
this whole town down ♪
♪ and move on somewhere
♪ take only the good things
I found ♪
♪ but dreams just as restless
♪ as my waking hours
♪ awake and I'm burning
♪ wanna turn these streetlights
into stars, yeah ♪
♪ oh, sugar,
if I knew the way ♪
♪ I'd carry you home
♪ oh, now while
we wander and wait ♪
♪ you're never alone
♪ you're never alone, yeah
♪ All the buses were on fire
♪ in my dream
♪ the 66, the 33
♪ the 29 and the 19
♪ so how you gonna get out?
♪ And where you gonna run to?
- Monday?
- Yeah.
- ♪ I'll be right there
with you ♪
♪ oh, sugar,
if I knew the way ♪
♪ I'd carry you home
♪ oh, now while
we wander and wait ♪
♪ you're never alone
♪ through the long night,
gonna be all right ♪
♪ tired eyes at dawn
♪ the horizon was there
- okay, you're off the d.L.
You can play tomorrow.
- How's he doing?
- He's playing again.
He started a double play
yesterday.
- Why don't you call him
and congratulate him?
- ♪ Oh, sugar,
if I knew the way ♪
♪ I'd carry you home, yeah
♪ oh, now while
we wander and wait ♪
♪ you're never alone
- Why won't you talk to him?
- It's complicated, caity.
- No, it isn't.
You like him,
and he likes you.
You're making each other
totally unhappy.
There's nothing complicated
about it.
- Dude, you're playing again.
You're supposed to be happy.
Man, I cannot believe
that you of all people
are giving up this easily.
Why don't you just call her?
- And say what?
What, "I'm sorry that
I asked you out on a date"?
I'm not.
What I am sorry about is
that it didn't work out, okay?
I'm sorry that I can't get her
out of my mind.
- You know, the trouble with
adults is they can be stubborn.
They dig in their heels,
and they won't budge.
- Then we have to budge them.
And we have to do it
before it's too late.
- And how do you propose
we do that?
- We have to get them
together somewhere
where they have
to talk to each other.
From the mouths of babes.
Okay.
And I suppose you have a plan?
- Oh, yeah.
- Good boy.
Happy birthday, buddy.
- Happy birthday, Jake.
- Hey.
- Happy birthday, Jake.
- Get that bone, buddy.
- Mmm, yummy cake.
- Supermarket special.
- Don't you have
something else for Jake?
- Oh, I do.
I forgot.
It's in the kitchen.
Uh, ryles, would you help me?
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah, sure.
- You need my help too?
- No, we're good.
Want to come too?
- Sure.
- I think we've been left alone
on purpose.
- Uh-huh.
I think so.
- I, um...I saw in the paper
that you're playing again.
- Oh, really?
You checking up on me?
- Maybe, every now and then.
- I missed you.
- Me too.
I think I made a mistake.
- Hmm.
Well, I think
that we should try again.
- Well, why don't we take it
one step at a time
and see where it leads us?
- Okay.
Let's do exactly that.
- Well, I'm glad that's over.
- Oh.
- Ben, how come we haven't been
to one of your games before?
- I don't know.
I didn't know
you were interested in going.
You ever been
to a baseball game before?
- I've never dated
a player before.
- Okay, well, we're gonna
have to make that right.
Two tickets to the next
home game coming up.
- Yes!
- All right.
All right, score.
- Yeah!
Put it there, partner.
- Hello!
Can I come in?
- Absolutely.
- Whoa, look at you two,
looking all cute.
- Thanks.
- Ready to go?
- Are we late?
- Of course.
- Yeah, we got to rock and roll.
Come on.
Mm-hmm.
Hey, what's up, coach?
Hold on a second.
Uh-huh.
Oh.
Right.
Okay, well, thanks
for letting me know, coach.
- Is everything okay?
- Uh, well,
I'm not playing today.
- What? Why?
- I've been traded.
Well, the bottom line is I’m
going to have to be back east
for at least
the next year or two.
- Do you have any choice
about it?
- I mean...
Not if I want to make a play
for the majors again.
I obviously don't fit into this
organization's plans any more.
- And if you go to New Jersey?
- I don't know.
I mean, they seem to want me.
There's got to be a chance.
- Then you have to go.
A dream as big as yours
is a part of you,
and you have to chase it,
or you have to choose
to let it go.
You can't let anyone else take
that away from you.
- Yeah, you're right.
- What happens to Jake?
- That hasn't been decided,
honey.
- I think he should stay
with you guys.
- Do you know anyone
where you're going?
Do you have any friends there?
- No.
- I know how that feels.
And I know how much better
you'll feel
having Jake with you.
Also...
He's known you
since he was a puppy.
He'll miss you
more than he'll miss us.
We have to put Jake first, mom.
He has to go with Ben.
- Are you sure?
- Hey, buddy.
- I'm going to miss you.
You look after Ben, okay?
- Are you sure you don't want us
to take you to the airport?
- No, it's probably better
if we say good-bye here,
because, you know, Caitlin...
- Come on...
We better go if you don't want
to miss your plane.
Let's go, buddy.
- In you go.
Don't forget me.
- Come on, boy.
Good, boy!
- You know, I wouldn't mind
missing my plane, but...
- You should go.
- Bye, sweetie.
- Come on, we've got
school supplies to buy.
We've both got big first days
next week.
- Okay.
- Are you sure you have
everything you need?
- Yes, mom.
I'm not a little kid anymore.
- I know, but today is your
first day at your new school.
Are you sure you don't want me
to drive you?
- Anna's mom is on her way,
and you're picking us up
from school.
Oh, that's Anna's mom.
I have to go.
- Don't I get a kiss?
- I wish Jake was here.
- Me too.
- And Ben.
- Have a great first day.
- Okay, bye.
- Bye.
- Can I come in?
- Oh, hi!
- Teddy and I are going
to the dog park.
And I think he wants the two
of you to come along too.
- Oh, we're right in the middle
of Caitlin's homework.
- Just half an hour.
Please?
- She's a real dog person.
You are too,
although you won't admit it.
- Maybe.
But we're not getting
another one...
Not for a while.
- Who says you have to?
- Jake?
- Jake?
- Jake!
- Jake?
Ben?
You knew?
- Of course.
You!
- What are you doing here?
- Oh, it's good to see you.
Uh, well, I was back east,
and I realized
for the first time in my life,
I have something in my heart
other than baseball.
Now, it doesn't mean
I gave up dreaming.
It's just now I have a dream
that doesn't include the majors.
And that dream is about us.
- Well, what are you gonna do?
Are you gonna play
for the rays?
- I'm done.
Baseball has been very good
to me over the years,
but it's time for me
to give a little back.
I'm taking over
for coach Thomas.
You're now looking at the new
baseball coach
at Roanfield high.
Wow.
- I know, right?
Finally figured out what
I want to do when I grow up.
That's to be with you.
I love you.
- I love you too.
- Were you surprised?
- You! Yes.
- Come here!
Give me some love. Oh!
Come here.
Hey, hey, hey,
what's going on here?
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Puppy Love (2012)
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