Perrault You might have a hard time keeping Perrault and François straight. One way to remember is that Perrault is more Batman and François is more Robin. Perrault leads the team, he knows more about dogs, and he’s Buck’s own personal cheerleader. He gets to call the shots.
François OK, if you’re having a hard time keeping François and Perrault straight, François is the Robin character in this Batman and Robin-like team. He doesn’t have Perrault’s brains, and defers to his buddy’s decisions. But François is a nice guy, as we see when he uses his own shoes to make moccasins for Buck. In short, we’re partial to the guy, and we feel sorry when Buck parts ways with the two men. Buck’s commentary on how the people in his life are always transient becomes all the more sad for us, because we’ve already gotten to like François and Perrault.