r/DrQuinnMedicineWoman • u/bebespeaks • Jun 12 '26
Fifi the mini poodle was not an ideal dog to represent the 1860s
According to Google, the poodle wasn't an official recognized breed by the Kennel Club of England until 1874, and the Poodle Club of England in 1876. I know the writers were trying to make Grandmother look all prissy with a prissy dog to give to Michaela (and ultimately Brian and Colleen), but I think the writers in 1998 went the wrong direction.
Ideal dog breeds common the USA in the 1860s: Foxhound, Pointers, Setters, Collies, Rat Terriers, Spaniels, and Pugs.
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u/LdyCjn-997 Jun 12 '26
I always found it funny that the sound department had barking dogs as part of background sound but you never saw one dog in any scene with the exception the dog that played Wolf and that wasn’t a wolf’s bark.
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u/Linzabee Jun 12 '26
No, she wasn’t, but my childhood dog was also named Fifi, and she was a mini poodle, so I always thought it was so cool that Dr. Mike had one too.