The puppies used were rented from The Sodee's of Ashtabula, Ohio. They had the pups in the paper and were called about this movie. They nearly hung up thinking it was a prank call. All the pups were sold after the movie as "stars".
Ted Shackleford and Rue McClanahan previously played spouses in the TV Movies "Baby of the Bride" (1991) and "Mother of the Bride" (1993).
Alana Austin is the only actor from this film to appear in the unrelated sequel, although as a completely different character.
This was the very first work of many of the actors.
Some of the clothes appear to be made specifically for the movie. The exact items cannot be found anywhere in real life or other works.