 " The Dog and Pony Show " is the eighth episode of the third season of the American sitcom The Drew Carey Show , and the 54th overall . The series focuses on the work and home life of a fictionalized version of actor and comedian Drew Carey . The episode first aired on November 12 , 1997 on ABC in the United States . The episode 's plot sees Mr. Wick ( Craig Ferguson ) pass off caring for his boss Mrs. Lauder 's ( Nan Martin ) Hungarian Puli to his employee Drew ( Drew Carey ) . When Drew has the prize @-@ winning dog shaved and neutered , he and his friends decide to perform a striptease at the local bar , The Warsaw Tavern , to earn quick cash to buy a replacement . 
