@Markxxx (Markxxx) posted a new topic, subject "What Kind oF Dog Is Brian From "Family Guy"". It read:

   Seeing as he's a cartoon he probably isn't any specific type of dog, other than being describe as a Melan-Collie (melancholy), for comic effect, what breed of dog, in real life looks closest to Brian?

Then @Thudlow_Boink (Thudlow Boink) said

    He looks sorta like Snoopy, but with smaller ears. Not that that necessarily helps.

After which, @Musicat (Musicat) added

    Mutt.

To which @Nzinga_Seated (Nzinga, Seated) replied

    Thudlow_Boink:
    
    > He looks sorta like Snoopy, but with smaller ears. Not that that necessarily helps.
    
    That helps. It makes him a beagle.
    
    ETA: Unless ‘smug asshole' is a recognized breed.

After which, @Richard_Pearse (Richard Pearse) added

    Except big floppy ears are one of a beagle's defining features, so taking that away pushes him back towards “generic dog”.

After which, @awldune (awldune) added

    Bull terrier?
    
    http://my-doggy.com/images/articles/Bull-Terrier.jpg

@Kamino_Neko (Kamino Neko) replied

    Mongrel.

@Acid_Lamp (Acid Lamp) replied

    Jack russel.

So @B.Serum (B. Serum) replied

    Racist.

To which @Derleth (Derleth) replied

    Booze hound.

After which, @Biggirl (Biggirl) added

    A talking dog.

Then @Der_Trihs (Der Trihs) said

    _Canis lupus sapiens._

After which, @Rushgeekgirl (Rushgeekgirl) added

    The animated kind.
    
    I could swear one one of his benders of self-discovery he mentioned being a mutt.

Then @Sailboat (Sailboat) said

    There's a wiki that says he's a “white labrador.”

Then @Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor (Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor) said

    Biggirl:
    
    > A talking dog.
    
    Damn you & such!
    
    MY answer! MINE!
    
    You shall **rue** the day you trifled with me! Well? Start rueing!

@thelurkinghorror (thelurkinghorror) replied

    In an episode (IIRC the one where he and Stewie travel the multiverse), they show a live action version of him. It looked like a yellow Labrador.

So @Tom_Tildrum (Tom Tildrum) replied

    thelurkinghorror:
    
    > In an episode (IIRC the one where he and Stewie travel the multiverse), they show a live action version of him. It looked like a yellow Labrador.
    
    Here is a pic from that sequence.

So @Munch (Munch) replied

    It's unlikely he's a mutt, since he came from a puppy mill. They only really make money by cranking out “pure” breds.

@Magiver (Magiver) replied

    Horn

Then @TravisFromOR (TravisFromOR) said

    Munch:
    
    > It's unlikely he's a mutt, since he came from a puppy mill. They only really make money by cranking out “pure” breds.
    
    My cousin bought a “mixed breed” in a pet shop. She paid $350 for the thing.
    
    :smack:

Then @Tim_R.Mortiss (Timothy Rasputin Mortiss) said

    Der_Trihs:
    
    > _Canis lupus sapiens._
    
    No. It's never lupus.

@Richard_Pearse (Richard Pearse) replied

    Labrador fits pretty well.

So @Sally_Mander (Sally Mander) replied

    Nzinga_Seated:
    
    > That helps. It makes him a beagle.
    
    Bit of a tangent: I've never understood how Snoopy is a beagle. The body shape is sort of beagle-ish, but he's white with a black spot and black ears. I've never seen an all-white beagle.

To which @Cartooniverse (Cartooniverse) replied

    Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor:
    
    > Damn you & such!
    > 
    > MY answer! MINE!
    > 
    > You shall **rue** the day you trifled with me! Well? Start rueing!
    
    Didn't there used to be a Doper named **Rue de Day** ?
    
    He's a mutt. Snoopy's a mutt.
    
    I loved the line from **Stand By Me**
    
    > Gordie: Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?  
    >  Vern: If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? That's easy-Pez. Cherry-flavored Pez. No question about it.  
    >  Teddy: Goofy's a dog. He's definitely a dog.  
    >  Gordie: I knew the $64,000 question was fixed. There's no way anybody could know that much about opera!  
    >  Chris: He can't be a dog. He drives a car and wears a hat.  
    >  Gordie: Wagon Train's a really cool show, but did you notice they never get anywhere? They just keep wagon training.  
    >  Vern: Oh, God. That's weird. What the hell is Goofy?

@Markxxx (Markxxx) replied

    Well what kind of dog does Brian resemble in real life? In other words if you took a real dog what kind of dog has the features closest to Brian?

Then @Ike_Witt (Ike Witt) said

    I don't like the Lab answer. Compared to the animated family, Brian is too small to be an eight year old Lab.

@Kamino_Neko (Kamino Neko) replied

    He's clearly a mongrel.
    
    His colouring is indicative a pit bull breed, but the ears and muzzle are wrong for all of them. The ears are Spaniel-ish (albeit a bit too short). The muzzle is really hard to place, given the level of stylization, but it's long and broad, not particularly squared, and has no jowls - pretty much requires a mongrel.


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