The Barkers: Mind the Cats!

A family of dogs with five children spends their vacation at a country house. While the older siblings focus on their own interests, the youngest child, Kid, struggles to find someone to play with. He eventually befriends a group of cats, though their true intentions remain uncertain.

This Russian and Hungarian animated production was directed by Elena Galdobina and Fedor Dmitriev. For Galdobina, this was the first of three films in the series, followed by The Barkers Team and The Barkers Pursuit of Adventure 3. Dmitriev had previously directed Fantastic Return to Oz before this project, later directing The Barkers Team and Три богатыря и Гуси-лебеди. The voice cast includes Yekaterina Gorokhovskaya, Kseniya Brzhezovskaya, Maxim Sergeev, Vadim Bochanov, Yuliya Zorkina, and Mikhail Chernyak.

The film had a high budget of 150 million USD. It has received a moderate response from viewers, holding a rating of 5.6/10 on IMDb based on 120 votes.