Dog
- This article is about the animal. For the wood toys, see Dog (disambiguation).
| Dog | |
|---|---|
| Theme: | |
| Variations: |
plain/printed, normal/Alsatian/Belville/DUPLO, see Fluffy/Friends |
| Years: |
1976 - present |
| [List of appearances] | |
Dogs are animals that have had several different appearances in a wide variety of LEGO themes since 1976 and as recent as 2013. Since they were debuted in the early 1900's, there has been a wide range of variations of the piece.
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Details
The earliest appearance of a dog was when the Wooden Toys were around and two wooden dogs were made. One was called Dog (Hund) and the other wood toy was called Terrier (Hund). They also released a set called Wooden Pluto based of the Disney character, Pluto. The earliest appearances of a dog as a plastic LEGO brick was in the DUPLO set 082 LEGOVILLE. Not much more than a white brick attached to a black brick and printed with a dog's face, dogs since then have taken much more detailed forms, ranging from the only canine resident of Fabuland, Dr. Dog, to the highly detailed DUPLO version of Disney's Pluto, to the realistic animals seen in many City sets. Currently there most recent variation has been in the City theme released in 2013 as a dalmatian.
System
The standard System dog first appeared in 2004. Initially exclusive to the Harry Potter theme. When appearing with the Harry Potter theme it was representing Sirius Black. Eventually it appeared in the City line in 2006 and has featured in many sets, particularly as a police dog. It was solid dark grey then solid brown with concave eyes and no printing.
In 2011 it was replaced by a new, more detailed mould with longer triangular ears and printed eyes and nose. It's body colour is nougat with black spot on its nose which is supposed to resemble German Shepherd (Alsatian). In 2013 a new version (white with black printed spots) representing Dalmatian will appear in City theme.
Before the standard dog was introduced, however, the 2001 Harry Potter set 4706 Forbidden Corridor had featured a multipart model of Fluffy, the enormous three-headed guard dog.
Video games
The grey stone dog is a playable character in LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game as a guard dog. It is able to dig, and bites as a defense tactic.
Belville and Scala
The first Belville dog was introduced in sets in 1994, and joined the following year by a smaller puppy. Both were originally plain, but later sets would feature versions with printing. In 1998, Scala introduced new dogs and puppies that had even more detailed, multi-coloured printing patterns for different dog breeds.
DUPLO
The first realistic DUPLO dog appeared in 1986 and resembled a black Scottish terrier. A new dog was introduced in 1998 and was available in either dark orange, or with dalmatian patterning. The most recent DUPLO dog appeared in 2007 and is available in tan, black or dalmatian variations.
Friends
In 2012 there was three different types of Dogs released, all of them are named, Coco, Scarlett and two dogs that are the same but have different names, Jacky and Charlie. In 2013, Friends released a poodle called Lady and a golden retriever called Puppy.
Appearances
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- Dark Stone
- Magazine appearances
- LEGO Club Magazine Issue 1 2011 - The Big Crime Wave!, Minifigures All Around Town!
Gallery
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System dog as Sirius Black
Fluffy - the giant three-headed dog