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title: "Dead Dog Walking (S17E02) | familyguy.co.uk"
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updatedDate: 2026-09-06
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description: "Dead Dog Walking: Family Guy season 17 episode 2 (S17E02), first aired 7 October 2018. Writer and director credits."
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# Dead Dog Walking

Episode 2 of Family Guy season 17 (S17E02), the 311th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 7 October 2018.

## Story

Married life with Jess falls short of what Brian pictured. Peter's advice is to stop making any effort, and Brian follows it. He grows obese and develops hip dysplasia, at which point Jess announces that she intends to have him put down. Elsewhere, a party leaves Chris and Stewie taking up vaping.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 17 |
| Episode | 2 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 311 |
| Code | S17E02 |
| First aired | 7 October 2018 |
| Directed by | Julius Wu |
| Written by | Chris Sheridan |
| Production code | HACX03 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17 |
| Wikidata | Q102822143 |
| IMDb | tt8412684 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 2.69 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Veterinarian |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Demagorgon |
| Chris Cox | Vaper |
| Owen Daniels | Vaper |
| Damien Fahey | Husband |
| Ralph Garman | Husband |

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

- Casey Wilson as Jess

## Links

- Season: [17](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-17/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)
- Wikidata: [Q102822143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102822143)
- IMDb: [tt8412684](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8412684/)
- US viewers: [2.69 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S17E01 Married... with Cancer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e01-married-with-cancer/)
- Next: [S17E03 Pal Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e03-pal-stewie/)
- Season hub: [Season 17](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-17/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 17: episode 2 of 20

- S17E01 [Married... with Cancer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e01-married-with-cancer/)
- S17E02 Dead Dog Walking (this entry)
- S17E03 [Pal Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e03-pal-stewie/)
- S17E04 [Big Trouble in Little Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e04-big-trouble-in-little-quahog/)
- S17E05 [Regarding Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e05-regarding-carter/)
- S17E06 [Stand by Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e06-stand-by-meg/)
- S17E07 [The Griffin Winter Games](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e07-the-griffin-winter-games/)
- S17E08 [Con Heiress](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e08-con-heiress/)
- S17E09 [Pawtucket Pete](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e09-pawtucket-pete/)
- S17E10 [Hefty Shades of Gray](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e10-hefty-shades-of-gray/)
- S17E11 [Trump Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e11-trump-guy/)
- S17E12 [Bri, Robot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e12-bri-robot/)
- S17E13 [Trans-Fat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e13-trans-fat/)
- S17E14 [Family Guy Lite](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e14-family-guy-lite/)
- S17E15 [No Giggity, No Doubt](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e15-no-giggity-no-doubt/)
- S17E16 [You Can't Handle the Booth!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e16-you-cant-handle-the-booth/)
- S17E17 [Island Adventure](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e17-island-adventure/)
- S17E18 [Throw It Away](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e18-throw-it-away/)
- S17E19 [Girl, Internetted](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e19-girl-internetted/)
- S17E20 [Adam West High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e20-adam-west-high/)

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