7 Days with 7 Dogs

In an attempt to grant their dog Suki's last wishes, Billie and Andrew take their seven rescued dogs on the holiday of a doggy lifetime.

With a large growth on her lymph, a heart murmur and arthritis, the vet had given Suki only weeks to live. But when Billie, a psychic animal communicator, asked Suki what she needed, the dog said she wanted more outings.

Determined to make every day a jewel for their beloved dog and believing in joy as a tool for healing, Billie and Andrew pack up their daughter Tamsin, the seven dogs with all their disparate personalities, a mountain of supplements to keep everyone healthy, and take off on a seven day adventure in their blue van.

Despite her health challenges, Suki loves travelling. And so do all the other dogs. The film traces their journey in Australia from drought-stricken bush to the fabulous Great Ocean Road where the dogs enjoy lots of new experiences. There’s a dog agility course and a waterfall, a ferry ride, camping out and running alongside the huge horses towing Gypsy caravans, and a five star, five paw luxury adventure which includes a photo shoot of the humans for a brochure.

But what Suki and Tamsin want most of all is beach time. This proves difficult, as the Great Ocean Road area has many National Parks which don't allow dogs.

Along the way we get to know the dogs. There’s Willow, the deaf, epileptic Great Dane cross Mastiff, Tala and Twylah the German Shepherd crosses, Raffi the Blue Heeler stray turned movie star, Cedar the once-abandoned Red Heeler who is still aggressive, and Louie, the German Shorthaired Pointer, once dumped and now perpetually hungry.

Finally, at the end of the journey, the seven dogs and their humans find themselves alone on a beautiful white sandy beach. This is dog heaven, exploring, sniffing, digging, playing ball, mooching food, and racing around with complete freedom and abandon. It’s a memory for the dog family to treasure forever.

Suki lives on – showing us dogs need to smell the roses too.