--- title: "Dog Gone (S08E08) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e08-dog-gone/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Dog Gone: Family Guy season 8 episode 8 (S08E08), first aired 29 November 2009. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Julius Wu." --- # Dog Gone Episode 8 of Family Guy season 8 (S08E08), the 134th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 29 November 2009. ## Story Brian is invited to an award ceremony for his novel, run by the "Rhode Island Society for Special Literary Excellence", and only on arrival grasps what special means. He drinks heavily, drives home and runs over a dog. He buries it outside the house, but Stewie saw everything and plays on his guilt until he confesses. Joe and the family laugh, saying nobody minds when an animal dies. Brian founds the Quahog Animal Equal Rights League, but the townspeople reject the idea and end up chasing him to eat him. Convinced his life has no value, Brian breaks down. Stewie stages Brian's death by transferring the collar to a stray dog and setting a fire that kills it, and the grieving Griffins show how much they cared. Meanwhile Lois hires a maid, Consuela, who refuses to leave the house; Peter finally chloroforms her and leaves her on Joe's porch. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 29 November 2009 was watched in 8.48 million homes with a 4.4 rating among 18 to 49 year olds. ([Wikipedia: Dog Gone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Gone)) - Consuela, voiced by Mike Henry, returned after her first appearance in the season six episode "Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air". ([Wikipedia: Dog Gone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Gone)) - In February 2010 the episode won a Genesis Award for television comedy, beating the South Park episode "Whale Whores" and an episode of Monk. ([Wikipedia: Dog Gone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Gone)) - Amanda Schinke of PETA criticised the episode on the organisation's blog for its many violent deaths of cartoon dogs. ([Wikipedia: Dog Gone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Gone)) - Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave it a B, and Chris Matthews and opera singer Nathan Gunn were among the guest voices. ([Wikipedia: Dog Gone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Gone)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 8 | | Episode | 8 of 21 | | Overall | No. 134 | | Code | S08E08 | | First aired | 29 November 2009 | | Directed by | Julius Wu | | Written by | Steve Callaghan | | Production code | 7ACX07 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8 | | Wikidata | Q4037487 | | IMDb | tt1329673 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.48 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Cathy | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Consuela, Officer, Bruce | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Dog Owner | | Ralph Garman | Audience Member | | Nathan Gunn | Italian Opera Singer | | Mark Hentemann | Randy | | Kel MacFarlane | Barney the Dog's Owner | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Chris Matthews as himself - Fred Tatasciore as Kurtwood Smith - Eddie Sotelo as Mikey - Kel MacFarlane as NPR Dog Owner - Nathan Gunn as Italian opera singer - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Mike Henry as Consuela - Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams ## Links - Season: [8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_8) - Wikidata: [Q4037487](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4037487) - IMDb: [tt1329673](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329673/) - US viewers: [8.48 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Gone) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E07 Jerome Is the New Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e07-jerome-is-the-new-black/) - Next: [S08E09 Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) - Season hub: [Season 8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 8: episode 8 of 21 - S08E01 [Road to the Multiverse](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e01-road-to-the-multiverse/) - S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) - S08E03 [Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/) - S08E04 [Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e04-brians-got-a-brand-new-bag/) - S08E05 [Hannah Banana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e05-hannah-banana/) - S08E06 [Quagmire's Baby](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e06-quagmires-baby/) - S08E07 [Jerome Is the New Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e07-jerome-is-the-new-black/) - S08E08 Dog Gone (this entry) - S08E09 [Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) - S08E10 [Big Man on Hippocampus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e10-big-man-on-hippocampus/) - S08E11 [Dial Meg for Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e11-dial-meg-for-murder/) - S08E12 [Extra Large Medium](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e12-extra-large-medium/) - S08E13 [Go, Stewie, Go!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e13-go-stewie-go/) - S08E14 [Peter-assment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e14-peter-assment/) - S08E15 [Brian Griffin's House of Payne](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e15-brian-griffins-house-of-payne/) - S08E16 [April in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e16-april-in-quahog/) - S08E17 [Brian & Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e17-brian-and-stewie/) - S08E18 [Quagmire's Dad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e18-quagmires-dad/) - S08E19 [The Splendid Source](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e19-the-splendid-source/) - S08E20 [Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e20-something-something-something-dark-side/) - S08E21 [Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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