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The Pets are Back

(from left) Liam, Max (Patton Oswalt) and Duke (Eric Stonestreet) in Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets 2, directed by Chris Renaud. UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT

Your favorite furry friends are back, in The Secret Life of Pets 2.

In this sequel, a fearful Jack Russell terrier named Max and his family leave their home in the city to visit a farm. There, Max learns to embrace his wild side. He gets help from a farm dog named Rooster. “Rooster teaches Max that life is scary, but you’ve just got to do it,” Bobby Moniyhan told TIME for Kids. Moniyhan supplies the voice for Mel, a goofy pug.

Back home, Max’s friends are on their own adventures. Gidget, a fluffy Pomeranian, is working to rescue Max’s favorite chew toy. To do so, she must face a crew of vicious cats. Snowball, a bunny, is on a dangerous mission to free a tiger from the circus.

Eric Stonestreet plays Duke, a mutt who lives with Max. Stonestreet told TFK the movie “celebrates how much joy, excitement, and love our pets bring to our lives.”

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is in theaters now.