Hotel for Dogs (film) their personality." Freudenthal said that he deliberately chose both very small and very large dogs to create a contrast similar to the characters of Lenny and George in the John Steinbeck novella "Of Mice And Men". The majority of the dogs cast were rescues. The lead dog, who plays Friday, was rescued about six months before shooting began. Crew members also helped to find adoptive homes for the abandoned dogs and several adopted dogs themselves. A Hollywood animal trainer, Mark Forbes, was hired to prepare the dogs before shooting began. Forbes and his team began working with the dogs about
John R. Milton John Milton founded and edited the "South Dakota Review", a literary magazine that earned national recognition. Milton wrote more than 200 publications and reviews. After South Dakota Governor Mickelson's 1993 death in a plane crash, John Milton earned accolades for his reading of “The Legacy” at the memorial's dedication ceremony. The "John R. Milton Writers' Conference", a biennial conference, is named for him. Milton's papers are held at the University of South Dakota. John R. Milton John Ronald Milton (May 24, 1924 - January 28, 1995) was an American writer and editor of the "South Dakota Review". Born on May