After George turns over Beethoven to Varnick, Varnick has his two goons, Harvey and Vernon, transfer Beethoven to his laboratory by way of a van. Beethoven is muzzled and removed from the van by way of a come-along device consisting of a snare at the end of a pole and Beethoven resists the entire time. The trainer was a photo double for the actor and held the pole, which was attached to a special dog collar. The collar was 2 inches wide and covered with fake fur to match the dog's fur so that no pressure would be put on his neck when he was in the come-along. A man in a dog costume was also used for any violent action with the come-along snare. Although the snare appeared to jerk the dog, the dog was reacting to his trainer's voice and no pressure of any significance was applied with the come-along. Once inside the lab Beethoven sees his old pal, Sparky. When Varnick sends Harvey and Vernon to the lab to fetch Beethoven and Sparky to begin his experiments, Beethoven is again ensnared in the come-along device. Again, this was done as explained previously. Sparky is picked up by the scruff of his neck. To accomplish this the actor was meticulously rehearsed by the trainer using a toy dog before using the actual dog. The dog playing Sparky was conditioned to be handled by the scruff of the neck.

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