Directed by Cathryn Michon, A Dog's Perfect Christmas, led by two adorable dogs, swaps standard holiday romance for heavy themes. The film navigates dysfunctional family dynamics, grief, romance and. A Dog's Perfect Christmas, the new Netflix holiday film with Dennis Quaid and a basset hound, is sweet but predictable. Dennis Quaid is wasted in a predictable drama with a cute basset hound and not much.