This movie is now (8/17/11) playing on Encore Family. I read the description and decided to watch the 1st few minutes to see if it was worth watching...it was. A heartwarming tale of a K-9 Police officer and his dog, Ace, who had saved his life before becoming his partner. The story revolves around the hunt for a serial burglar and the officer's family including 14 year old daughter who longs to become a police officer and gain her father's trust and respect as she plays detective throughout the movie. Ace tracks down the burglar but is accused of violently attacking him and therefore must be put down. It is up to his human family to prove his innocence as he does all that it takes to get back home. And of course there's the burglar who is free due to lack of evidence to take down.A must see for families and dog lovers of all ages.

Fairly enjoyable movie, set in Washington, filmed in Canada. I like the story presented here but was really annoyed by some of the dialog and directing that had characters doing incredibly stupid things at times to advance the plot. But overall it is a feel-good movie.Dean Cain is K9 cop Daniel Harding, he and his "shield" Ace seem to be the best. There has been a rash of domestic break-ins while homeowners are away, and the prime suspect appears to be a thug with a record, Mike Dopud as Torko. But they are having trouble pinning anything on him. Plus he uses a trick to get K9 dogs off his trail.Canadian actress, young Britt McKillip is Julia, Daniel's daughter. She is really interested in investigative things but dad keeps dismissing her. Anne Marie DeLuise, another Canadian, is good as the mother, Lilly Harding.SPOILERS: Ace gets on Torko's trail, but when the cops get there they find Torko's throat gashed and bleeding, apparently from being bitten by Ace. As this is strictly prohibited behavior, Ace is ordered put down. But he escapes and eventually works his way towards home. Meanwhile Julia finds evidence of crimes in Torko's home, while police study video that showed Torko inflicted his own wounds, and Ace was cleared. Torko goes to Julia's home to harm them but dad and Ace independently show up in the knick of time to subdue Torko. Dad learns to pay more attention to his daughter and respect her judgment more. And, mom and dad take that long postponed honeymoon.

This was a wonderful movie for the whole family. There was no profanity and very little violence. If you like dogs, you'll like this movie. My husband said "I don't know why there can't be more movies like that one". It kept all four of us, Mom, Dad, husband and me totally interested right up to the very end. I am usually doing some kind of project while we watch a movie, but my project didn't get much accomplished during this one. We all felt the acting was good and Ace was great. Police dogs have to be very well trained and this one really fits the bill. It would have been nice to know where the story was supposedly taking place. We figured out it was in the State of Washington because they talked about Spokane and Wenatchee but never could figure out where the Harding family actually lived. We all definitely give the movie a "Thumbs Up"

This is a great film for the whole family. We picked it up over Memorial Day weekend and it contains some really wonderful acting (Warning - I've been a huge fan of Dean Cain since Lois and Clark) with the little girl and the dog stealing the show. The premise of the story is that the family must save their dog from a criminal that has framed it for a crime.Although the girl must play a bit of a junior detective to save their dog, there is nothing in it (regarding the dog) that will make the kids cry or anything.The movie is put out by FoxFaith and does have some elements of religion but nothing that is "preachy" or anything.The producers put out a wonderful "Junior Detective Guide" to accompany the film that your kids can play along with on FoxFaith.com Again - I give it 9 out of 10 stars as it has something for the whole family.