To the person asking in another comment:the dog looks like a Briard. I love the dog. The dog is the reason to watch the movie. Who can resist watching his fuzzy ears wiggle, and the real dog tricks! The karate stuff with the computer generated dog was pretty fake looking and hokey. I thought Jon Voight, Chevy Chase, and the guy who played Fowler did good jobs. Some parts are worth watching more than once, such as when Fowler trips the dog catcher, and when the dog is lowered in the harness. It's nice to see a movie that doesn't have foul language,gore, or nudity in it. Just a nice family movie without a lot of blowing things up. Too bad this site doesn't list the real name of the dog, since he is the star of the movie.
Review of The Karate Dog
