101 Dalmatians (Live Action) - DVD A major task for the film was finding and training more than 200 Dalmatian puppies. When Glenn Close appeared on the set as Cruella in full fright wig, makeup, and costume, one of the dogs playing Perdy repeatedly tried to slink away. Jeff Daniels (Roger) says that on more than one occasion, he heard an authoritative voice on the dog-strewn set shout "Sit!" and immediately plopped himself into a chair only to be told, "Not you, Jeff." Filmmakers rubbed Jeff Daniels's face with raw hot dogs in order to get the pups to lick him on cue.