Beethoven (film) Beethoven (film) Beethoven is a 1992 family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt as George and Alice Newton. The film is the first in the series of "Beethoven" films. It was written by John Hughes (under the pseudonym Edmond Dantès) and Amy Holden Jones. The story centers on a St. Bernard dog named after the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and owned by the Newton family. "Beethoven" co-stars Nicholle Tom as Ryce Newton, Christopher Castile as Ted Newton, Sarah Rose Karr as Emily Newton, Stanley Tucci as Vernon, Oliver Platt as Harvey, and Dean
Dog type the written standard and awards are based on how closely the dog resembles the standard. Note 2. Many modern breeds of dogs still use the names of early types, although they may or may not resemble the old types. Note 3. Early attempts to categorize dogs as species of "Canis" are described by Carl Linnaeus in Systema naturae, 1758, Gmelin in 1788, Kerr in 1792. Dog type Dog types are broad categories of dogs based on form, function or style of work, lineage, or appearance. In contrast, modern "dog breeds" are particular breed standards, sharing a common set of heritable