When Zowie appears at Drew's house and he pursues Drew, Drew runs to escape from Zowie and runs up a flight of stairs through a door which he slams shut just a second before Zowie throws himself against the door. This scene was shot in cuts. One trainer held the dog and a second trainer called the dog into frame in front of the actor. The second trainer gave the dog the verbal command to stay and snarl. For the run up the stairs, the first trainer gave the actor a head start running up the stairs and then gave the dog the verbal command to "go with". The dog then ran up the stairs behind the actor. Where the dog was to jump against the door, which has just closed, one trainer would hold the dog by the collar and then give the dog the verbal command to hit the door. The dog would then run and jump against the door, which he had been trained to do.

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