▁released ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Both ▁films ▁were ▁re - ed ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia , ▁and ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁and ▁DVD , ▁becoming ▁a ▁popular ▁family ▁entertain ment ▁for ▁all ▁ages . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Three ▁dogs ▁and ▁one ▁cat ▁are ▁naturally ▁susp icious ▁of ▁each ▁other . ▁At ▁first ▁the ▁dogs ▁and ▁cat ▁are ▁playing ▁various ▁tr icks ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁their ▁thoughts ▁are ▁translated ▁to ▁the ▁view ers ▁by ▁actor ▁Lev ▁Lem ke . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁four ▁p ets ▁become ▁good ▁friends ▁and ▁have ▁advent ures ▁together . ▁They ▁follow ▁their ▁owner , ▁a ▁forest ▁r anger ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Pet r ▁Sh el ok hon ov ), ▁on ▁various ▁tri ps . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁girl ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Kat ya ▁K ish mer esh k ina ) ▁three ▁dogs ▁and ▁cat ▁also ▁help ▁other ▁people ▁and ▁have ▁lots ▁of ▁fun ▁together . ▁ ▁Main ▁cast ▁ ▁Kat ya ▁K ish mer esh k ina ▁ ▁Pet r ▁Sh el ok hon ov ▁- ▁Forest ▁R anger ▁ ▁Mik h ail ▁S vet in ▁ ▁Y ef im ▁K amen et sky ▁ ▁Lev ▁Lem ke ▁- ▁as ▁Trans l ator ▁of ▁animals ' ▁thoughts . ▁ ▁Vladimir ▁Bob in ▁ ▁Val eri ▁By chen kov ▁ ▁Val eri ▁Dor on in ▁ ▁And rei ▁Kh il ko ▁ ▁Nik ita ▁Y ery she v ▁ ▁Animal ▁actors