Hollywood Flashback: 1997’s ‘Air Bud’ Proved Golden Retrievers Can Jump. The Disney film starred a true super-pet in Buddy, a dog that really launched balls into the net with his nose.

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 ...