Ethan Montgomery is a fictional character appearing in the 2017 film A Dog's Purpose, from which he serves as the deuteragonist and the overreaching protagonist of its 2019 sequel A Dog's Journey. He is portrayed by Dennis Quaid, KJ Apa, and Bryce Gheisar.

Bailey and Ethan bond quickly, especially over the summer at Ethan's grandparents' farm, and Bailey decides Ethan alone is his purpose. Ethan gives him the nickname “Boss Dog”. Years pass, and after several attempts at advancing in his …

It's a cold pill for the dog to swallow—and dogs hate taking pills—when Ethan goes off to college and leaves Bailey behind. Bailey is never bitter about it, though. He understands that humans lead more complicated lives than dogs, and sometimes those lives …

She brings him home, and presents him to her eight-year-old son, Ethan. Toby is renamed Bailey. Over the course of many years, Bailey lives a full life with Ethan, and accompanies him through many difficulties, including arson, which leads to Ethan permanently injuring his leg, and ending his promising athletic career.

Ethan Montgomery Timeline & Summary. Back; More ; As a boy, Ethan is given a new dog that he names Bailey. Visiting the family farm, Bailey is sprayed by a skunk twice, so Ethan starts calling him "doodle dog." It's a cute way of saying he's stupid. Ethan meets a …

His strong spirit is reborn and reincarnated as a newborn Retriever puppy in 1961. He leaves his cage at a puppy mill and is found by two garbage men who plan to sell him. They leave to drink, and the dog is spotted locked inside their pick-up truck by a young boy named Ethan and his mother, who rescue him from heatstroke.

A Dog's Purpose: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Bryce Gheisar. A dog discovers the meaning of its own existence through the lives of the humans it teaches to laugh and love. Reincarnated as multiple canines over the course of five decades, the lovable pooch develops an unbreakable bond with Ethan.

Ethan is a pivotal character in Bailey's journey. He first meets Bailey as a young boy, and their bond is strong and affectionate. Ethan's life is marked by triumphs and tragedies, many of which Bailey witnesses and influences. Hannah is Ethan's childhood sweetheart and later becomes a significant figure in his life.

At a dog park, Buddy meets a dog who smells like Hannah, Ethan's childhood sweetheart. Buddy follows the dog home. Turns out the dog's owner is Hannah's daughter, who lives with Hannah. Hannah reads Buddy's collar and learns he belongs to Ethan, her first love. She calls Ethan.

A Dog's Purpose is a 2017 film based on W. Bruce Cameron's 2010 novel of the same name, produced by Universal and Amblin Entertainment. A dog discovers, after his short life as a stray, that he's been reborn into a new life. His second is much longer and more meaningful: a full life with a family and a special bond with the boy, Ethan.