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over it) and run after the Darling children as if he painted to look like wallpaper which was
was going to bath them as this was his job as covered in trees and birds, it was so intricately
“Nana”. painted it was beautiful). In this room Mrs
Darling was sat in tears as her children had
The film set was a mock up of Great Ormond flown away with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, so
Street Hospital, including all hospital machinery Theo had to lie down with his head between
and wards. There were actors as nurses sat at his paws and look sad. The only thing that was
a desk on the ward and Theo had to walk past a struggle for him during the filming was when
these and totally ignore them. The trainer would the directors wanted him to jump about with the
not let Theo associate with them beforehand children when they all returned from Neverland.
as she was afraid he would look at them as he As we had always trained him to be calm around
walked past. This would not have happened as children due to his size, this was a no no for
he is totally focused on me when he is working. him, so we settled for enthusiastic barking
The actors were devastated as they wanted a instead. At that point Mr Darling (Stanley Tucci)
cuddle and to take photos. told Theo to go and fetch his wife, which he did
bringing her back with him.
In the hospital he had to walk from the ward
playroom to check on the children in each bed, We were really surprised that Theo wasn’t
then walk to a private room and look around frightened by the huge cameras and the
the door into the ward to check the patient in equipment they were using, he just took it in his
intensive care. stride as long as I was close by.
Afterwards he then had to go into the house We were so proud as he did everything we
belonging to Mr & Mrs Darling (this room looked asked of him.
like it was wallpapered but it was actually
Theo in a scene from the Peter Pan movie
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