Brian: Portrait of a Dog

A record heat wave hits Quahog and the Griffins desperately want an air conditioner, but cannot afford one. When Peter learns that the Rhode Island Dog Show Championship is being held in town with a top prize of $500, he pressures Brian to enter. Brian finds the idea demeaning but reluctantly agrees. When he is asked to beg for a treat during the show, he angrily leaves. Brian finds that life is hard for a dog on his own: he is unwelcome at restaurants and shunned for drinking from a "people" water fountain. Soon he is reduced to begging for change on the streets and arrested, just as Peter realizes how much Brian means to the family. Brian is scheduled to be put to sleep and the family asks for an appeal before the city council. Brian mounts a persuasive argument, but the council refuses to listen to a mere dog; Peter resolves the situation by giving an inspirational speech and later offering each member $20.