Near visual acuity is a measurement of how well you can see close objects. Usually measured at about 16 inches, it is a good way to measure your ability to cope with tasks such as reading or sewing. In most cases, near visual acuity is measured with both eyes open.
He was a Dogue de Bordeaux (French Mastiff), and Turner and Hooch (1988) was his first and only movie. He played the house-wrecking police dog who drank beer.
Beasley was an acting dog who starred in the 1989 Tom Hanks movie Turner & Hooch as the dog Hooch. He was a Dogue de Bordeaux. Turner & Hooch is Beasley's only film credit. He was owned and trained by Clint Rowe who makes a brief appearance in the film Turner and Hooch as an ASPCA officer. In 1990, movie critic Gene Siskel joked that Beasley would probably take the Oscar due to Hanks' wooden appearance in Turner & Hooch.