Yellow accompanies Angus while the boy delivers newspapers. At one of the homes they encounter a very aggressive Rottweiler on a chain. The dog starts barking and growling at Angus. Yellow attempts to defend Angus and is about to do battle with the Rottweiler when Angus distracts the Rottweiler by throwing a newspaper on the lawn, which the Rottweiler goes after. To get the normally mellow Rottweiler-actor in the mood for the scene, the trainer jumped around and waved at the dog until the dog responded to the bizarre antics of his trainer.
When Yellow and Angus are ashore they play and forage for food, digging for clams on the beach. In reality, rather than digging for clams, the dog-actor was digging for doggie snacks buried under the sand.
Yellow was played mostly by Dakotah, an immensely appealing Yellow Lab. Dakotah's performance is enhanced by four additional Labs, Schroeder, Auggie, Foster and Linus, each with their particular talent, plus an animatronic dog, all of whom portray Yellow Dog at some time during the film.
The helicopter that performs the Search and Rescue Mission is CH-113 "Labrador" of 442 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force based at Comox BC.
Two variations on the Yellow Lab Rescue theme presented.