Probably came out in the late 80's. The dog seemed to be a dachsund and was blue. The movie seemed more like 2 30 minutes episodes put together. Seems like it had something to do with Christmas.

Maybe,.

Family Dog (http://www.toontracker.com/familydog/familydog.htm)(87)
NBC pilot
Amazing Stories Episode #40

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(Pic from TV.Com)

A long suffering dog (the little girl forces him to play dolly and dress-up, the young son is a cruel bully) comes up short when he must defend his home against two bungling burglars. The family returns home to find their belongings gone. The dog's taken to a special guard dog training camp where he's toughened up. When the burglars return to hit the house again, they find that the dog has become a much more vicious dog. The small dog bites one of the burglars and refuses to let go. He attaches himself leech-like to the burglars and they have no choice but to leave with him. The family's distraught when they come back home and find the dog has been taken. Eventually the dog causes the burglars to get caught and he becomes a hero.

It's pilot was first shown as an episode of NBC's Amazing Stories, and was later picked up by CBS as a series


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