but he can walk normally without the dog cart. "Nuts" is played by an additional two other dogs, "Nip" and "Tuck," who are rescue dogs. Each dog had his special talents. Nubbins was good at walking in a wheelchair, which many able-bodied dogs would reject. Nip and Tuck were good at making faces, moving his head, and fighting with J Lo according to the actress. In the movie, "Zoe" (Jennifer Lopez's character) treats Nuts as though he is not disabled. For those of us who have or have worked with wheelchair dogs, we know that once you put a dog in a wheelchair, they often return to their normal selves, don't act disabled, and can often be a terror to keep up with.
We want to tip our hats to the directors, producers, actors, and crew that put together "The Back-up Plan" for portraying dogs in wheelchairs in such a favorable light. I often see comments on twitter or the web about people feeling sorry for dogs in wheelchairs. Hopefully, this film will help educate millions in how canine carts can help disabled dogs even if there aren't really pink dog wheelchairs.