Buddy (March 23, 1988 – February 10, 1998) was a Golden Retriever dog actor. He was best known for his role as himself in the film Air Bud….Air Buddy.

Species	Canis familiaris
Died	February 10, 1998 (aged 9) San Diego, California
Occupation	Dog actor
Years active	1989–1998
Owner	Kevin di Cicco

But the lighthearted sequel was filmed in February in Vancouver, British Columbia during an outbreak of “highly contagious” parvovirus. In the end, at least five puppies associated with the production were dead, and PETA alleged that as many as “40 or 50” could have been made sick.

Air Bud is a 1997 sports comedy film directed by Charles Martin Smith. It sparked the franchise centered on the real-life dog Air Buddy, a cross-bred Golden Retriever, who shoots basketball hoops and appears as Buddy.

Air Bud is the proud father of five adorable puppies – the hip-hoppin’ B-Dawg, lovely RoseBud, mellow Buddha, dirt-loving MudBud, and the big fella Budderball – with an unbelievable secret: They can talk!

Buddy, the basketball-playing pooch who starred in the Disney movie “Air Bud,” has died of cancer. Buddy’s death Tuesday came six months after the golden retriever had his leg amputated because of synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. He died in his sleep at his San Diego home, Disney said.

A fifth sequel in the Air Bud series, called Snow Buddies, features five golden retriever puppies on a mission to become the best sled dogs they can be. Three of the pups had to be euthanized for intestinal complications related to the illnesses. Two others died from the diseases not long after.

With so many already exposed, the 30 puppies were removed from the set. And then a bad situation got worse: three dogs were euthanized due to intestinal complications. The death total rose to five when two other puppies perished.

After the removal of all 30 puppies, 28 older Golden Retriever puppies were brought in to continue filming. All of the 28 older puppies were exposed to parvovirus, six fell ill after exposure to the virus and an additional five died after the exposure.

Buddy died of cancer, a year after the release of Air Bud….Buddy the Dog.

Birth	1988 USA
Death	10 Feb 1998 (aged 9–10) San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Burial	Animal/Pet, Specifically: Ashes are buried in an undisclosed area by his owner
Memorial ID	7731094 · View Source

Comet died some time after Full House ended, but in his lifetime he sired at least one litter of puppies.

Throughout the movie, Buddy is enticed by vanilla pudding, which some may believe is a fun and tasty canine treat. The fact is, dogs will eat anything, and most dogs are lactose intolerant. This use of pudding is ill advised.

Buddy is played by six different but similar-looking golden retrievers trained by Coe, who also trained the dogs for the original “Air Bud.” Two of the dogs in the original film, Rush and Chase, are in the sequel.

The Air Bud film series (also known as Air Buddies or Disney Buddies) is an American film franchise based on a sports-playing Golden Retriever named Buddy, portrayed by Air Buddy. The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of Air Bud, followed by the theatrical release of Air Bud: Golden Receiver in 1998.

It is created and executive produced by Anna McRoberts and directed and co-executive produced by ABE founder and CEO, Robert Vince. The film arrives more than 20 years after the debut of the original ‘Air Bud’ film debuted, introducing the world to basketball playing Golden Retriever, ‘Buddy.

Buddy

Dominic Scott Kay – Buddha

Norman Snively

Despite the fact Fernfield is set in America, the films are made in Vancouver, British Columbia. The crew does very little to hard this fact as it’s evident by the real stores shown on the unhidden sign of Glover Road, Langley. In Super Buddies, Fernfield is shown to be located southeast of Seattle.

Not much evidence exists of this movie, even less than Aussie Rules. But in this movie it has Buddy playing hockey.

August 1, 1997 (USA)

Air Bud and Air Buddies movies (1997–2012) Where to watch right now: It’s not streaming anywhere right now.

It would appear that there is some type of licensing deal with “Enchanted” that is preventing Disney adding the movie to Disney+. Although, the movie isn’t available on any other streaming service either right now.

My Date With the President’s Daughter (1998) Discovering this movie uploaded to YouTube was what inspired me to write this article. This film was originally intended for ABC, which is probably the reason behind its exclusion from Disney+.

IS ENCHANTED ON NETFLIX? No, sorry, Enchanted is not currently streaming on Netflix.

Pup Star 6 is a (currently) unnamed film to be made by Air Bud entertainment. Not much is known about it yet except that Kano will return as the main antagonist. The film is rated PG-13 due to overwhelming dog fights and mild killing.

The Malibu prodco is readying Puppy Prep Academy for Disney Channel US, as well as two new Netflix movies for its Pup Star franchise (pictured). Expected to hit Disney Channel US in 2019, the new series will follow live-action talking animals as they learn to become humankind’s best friends.

Kevin DiCicco