This is about as quirky as it gets :-)
The statue is a poodle, its made by Dartmouth and has a number of 178, which I believe dates it to 1950.

Standing at 37cm high its a substantial piece with no chips of breaks.
Got a space for this little fella?
 
Height: 37 cm.
 
This is a vintage product and is imperfect, if you require more pictures and details we can provide them to make sure you are happy with your purchase.