Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.
This movie contains 16 potentially triggering events.
There is no needle shown on screen. But there is a scene where one is definitely being used. It's just hidden behind an arm or just off-screen. You never see it, you just know by context that it is there. So it might be a scene where you find yourself bracing for something you never see.
It isnt a very sad ending because Turner gets a new dog that looks just like a puppy version of hootch, however hootch does die in the end before he gets the new puppy so kind of sad ending