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Often, animation writers use a dog's breed to determine its personality by making it a kind of voiced ethnic stereotype, especially if the name of the breed has a country in it. This has little to do with how the breed ''really'' acts, as anyone who has dogs will attest.
'''Common Dog Breed Stereotypes:'''
* Mongrels are often street-smart and heroic.
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* Dobermans are often fiercely disciplined soldiers when they aren't [[Angry Guard Dog|Angry Guard Dogs]].
* Old English Sheepdogs are lovable goofs who are half blind with their fur covering their eyes.
* Pitbulls (Staffordshire bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, and American pit bull terriers) are portrayed as invariably savage and aggressive. That stereotype is the very reason they are (sadly) the biggest targets of breed-specific legislation (BSL).
* Rottweilers are portrayed as being somewhat friendlier than pitbulls, but are dangerous if provoked.
* Saint Bernards are lovably stoic heroes who will brave the fiercest blizzard to save the day. A brandy barrel attached to their collar is optional.
* Very small dogs, especially Chihuahuas and Pomeranians, have a reputation for [[The Napoleon|taking on more than they can handle]] and/or being overly spoiled (similar to the poodle).
* Chihuahuas are often portrayed as [[The Napoleon]], [[Plucky Comic Relief]], and/or being overly spoiled. Often portrayed with a Mexican [[National Stereotypes]].
* Thin, graceful dogs with flowing, feathery features such as the Saluki or Afghan Hound are invariably portrayed as females, possibly portrayed as [[The Chick]]. Stockier dogs with long fur (like the shih tzu) will also get this treatment.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Road Rovers]]'' used specific dog breeds with accompanying stereotypes as a [[Multinational Team]], with the likely intentional subversion of Shag the sheepdog having a sheepish ''personality''.
* The trope may have gained popularity with ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''. It has an entire pound full of colorful ethnic stereotypes, including a rare American example of an English bulldog with an English accent.
* ''[[The Aristocats]]'' features the rare example of colorful ethnic cat stereotypes (with a Russian Blue, a Siamese, etc.)
** The cat variant was used in ''Cats And Dogs'' as well, with the Russian Blue cat not only having the accent but acting like a spy movie villain.
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' has a couple of examples of this trope: The Doberman from ''To the Rescue'' part 4 is an [[Angry Guard Dog]], Frenchie from the same episode, a French poodle with a French accent, is zee leader of zee Pound Underground. And yes, there is also the stereotypical pair of mean Siamese cats two parts earlier who happen to be twins.
* ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'''s <s>mutt</s> shar pei character has him with a very stereotypical Brooklyn accent, whilst the setting takes place in New York City.
* ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'''s Pug character has a heavy Scottish accent.
* ''Krypto The Super-Dog'''s "Dog Star Patrol" includes a British Bulldog and a French-Canadian-accented Husky, while "Ace the [[Batman|Bat-hound]]" is an Alsatian, presumably playing on their use as police dogs.
* ''[[Over the Hedge (animation)|Over the Hedge]]'' had staff who consciously decided to play against this trope by having the Rottweiler be energetic and ultra-friendly instead of mean and vicious. This was done to avert the [[Nightmare Fuel]] of a big scary dog.
* Old cartoons from the forties almost without exception fall into the [[Bully Bulldog]] category, as both Warner Bros. and MGM had a surfeit of bulldog characters. Generally they were [[Angry Guard Dog|vicious guard dogs]] or bullies, esp. towards cats and littler dogs.
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