bogbud wrote:....So: who said it was edited?
The footage was edited for maximum shock value, no doubt. Otherwise they would have shown the imminent assistance rendered to the dog.
Having said that though, the crew handling the dog, and especially the guy holding the dog, were idiots. The guy handling the dog should have been
in the water, IMO. Dogs are certainly smart enough to know the idea of "why don't you go first, asshole". Add to all that that the dog was probably not suited to the role and/or the atmosphere on the set was all wrong.
I dunno about boycotting the film, but everyone involved in that footage should be made to wear dunce caps for a month.
The right dog, the right training, and the right crew, and the dog would have literally jumped into the water, no problem.