[glumshoe]

this scene makes me laugh now that I know what dalmatians are like and how funny it is that they’re presented like the perfect even-tempered well-rounded dog-next-door with all the qualities of a moderate and sensible life partner

[bishkebab]

Poodles in movies: pampered brats, high-maintenance, mean and snappy

Poodles irl: smart, loyal, athletic, loving

Dalmatians in movies: cool, intelligent, capable

Dalmatians irl: the neuroses of a chihuahua with the musculature of a horse

[glumshoe]

maybe what Rodger wants in a wife is intense athleticism, strong guarding instincts, and a fearlessness in the face of invaders and thieves... Anita will chase you down and cut you...

[gallusrostromegalus]

Ok but the other dogs here are also WILDLY mischaracterized:

Afghan Hound in Movies: Snooty, artistic animal
Afghan hound IRL: Doofus except when there are rabbits then they turn into the roving gangs of murderers from the Mad Max franchise except they don’t need internal combustion engines to go NYOOM

Pug in Movies: Adorable idiot
Pug IRL: genetically cursed crime against nature and Idiot

Cocker Spaniel in Movies: Gentle sensible family-oriented dogs
Cocker Spaniels IRL: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: An Animal Breathing In My Face At 3 AM

Labradors/Golden retrievers in movies: Goofy, easygoing dogs with the occasional Secret Talent (TM)
Labradors/Golden retrievers IRL: Goofy, easygoing dogs with the occasional Extremely Weird And Very Intense Hyperfixation That Is Only Sometimes A Talent But Is More Likey An Inventive Means Of Small Animal Murder.

[talesfromtreatment]

One addendum to the labrador/golden: sometimes comes in the flavor of Has The Energy Output of The Sun And Will Not Calm Down Until They Have Been Dead And Buried For 8 Years.

Also, the cocker spaniel thing definitely explains why I am sometimes awoken by my dog's nose being placed on my eye.