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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups is a 2012 Disney direct-to-DVD family film, directed by Robert Vince and produced by Anna McRoberts. It is the sequel to The Search for Santa Paws (2010). The Santa Pups save Christmas around the world. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a movie download on November 20, 2012.

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Plot

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When Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the playful Santa Pups stow away on her sled. Taking mischief to a whole new level, they begin granting joyful wishes to Pineville's boys and girls, but after a furious young boy named Carter wishes for the Christmas spirit to disappear, it affects all of the people in town. Mrs. Claus, Carter, Sarah, the pups, and three sisters named Agnes, Dorothy and Blue that Mrs. Claus met try to bring the Christmas spirit back forever. They do this by airing on the radio and convincing everyone to act like normal. Carter wishes for the Christmas spirit to last forever all over the world. The pups are then able to reverse the wish. Pineville was filmed in Fernie, British Columbia.

Cast

Cheryl Ladd as Mrs. Claus

George Newbern as Thomas Reynolds, Sarah and Carter's caring widower father who is a lawyer.

Pat Finn as Santa Claus

Danny Woodburn as Eli, Santa's head elf.

Obba Babatundé as Mayor Denny, the mayor of Pineville.

Kaitlyn Maher as Sarah Reynolds, a sweet, loving 8-year-old girl who has the most Christmas spirit.

Josh Feldman as Carter Reynolds, a 12-year-old boy who is Sarah's big brother, who has lost his Christmas spirit ever since his mother Michelle died.

Ali Hillis, Jennifer Elise Cox and Audrey Wasilewski as the Bright Sisters, Agnes, Blue and Dorothy.

Bill Chott as Mr. Holman

Paul Rae as Jeb Gibson

Brian T. Finney as Sheriff Andy

Ted Rooney as Mr. Miller

Voice cast

Tom Everett Scott as Santa Paws, husband to Mrs.Paws and father to the Santa Pups.

Bonnie Somerville as Mrs. Paws, wife to Santa Paws and mother to the Santa Pups.

Aidan Gemme as Noble, the only male Santa Pup, the leader of the Santa Pups.

Tatiana Gudegast as Hope, one of the Santa Pups who is always ready to take action.

G. Hannelius as Charity, one of the Santa Pups who still needs to live up to her name.

Marlowe Peyton as Jingle, one of the Santa Pups who loves to sing.

Richard Kind as Eddy, a happy-go-lucky elf dog Jack Russell Terrier who is Eli's assistant.

Diedrich Bader as Comet, one of Santa's reindeer.

Chris Coppola as Dancer, another one of Santa's reindeer.

Josh Flitter as Brutus, a gruff bulldog who befriends the Santa Pups in hope of getting off of Santa's naughty list.

Trevor Wright as Baxter, the Santa Pups newest friend. He is a Schnauzer mix

Reception

The film has met extremely negative reviews, with critics stating that it had a dark tone and a weak plotline. Film critic Thomas Richards has noted the low quality voice acting. He also criticized the choice to eliminate actors from the original film such as the one who played Santa, as well as reusing old ones such as Kaitlyn Maher. Film critic Frank Smith said that Disney's overuse of dogs was annoying, and said that the humor in the film was "forced, and unnatural". At Typhoon Critics, the film holds 2.5 stars out of 10.

Home media

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a movie download on November 20, 2012. The physical release was produced in 2 different packages: A 2-disc Blu-ray / DVD combo pack and a 1-disc DVD. The movie download was produced in both standard and high definition. Bonus features for the release included a music video for "Santa Pups Music Mash-Up" and "Blooper Scooper."

References

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