Creator

Adorable Dogs

Three good dogs for the price of one, and honestly, they made me laugh.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 31137 · 2023

Pieces475

Minifigsn/a

Year2023

Set number31137

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The verdict

I sat down expecting a cute filler set and ended up grinning at a beagle with a floppy ear that actually flops.

This is a 3 in 1 done right: build the beagle, poodle and Labrador together, then take them apart and rebuild into a schnauzer and pug, or a husky and a long haired dachshund. The heads turn, the tails wag, the ears move, and every single dog has real personality even though none of them are more than a double handful of bricks. Get it if you love dogs, want a genuinely playable animal set for a kid, or you're a completionist collecting LEGO's animal builds. Skip it if you need a display centerpiece, because these guys are small and built for handling, not for sitting still on a shelf looking impressive.

Best for: dog lovers and kids who want a small animal set they can actually pose and play with

The full review

What it is

I sat down expecting a cute filler set and ended up grinning at a beagle with a floppy ear that actually flops. Adorable Dogs is a Creator 3 in 1 in the truest sense, not the kind where the alternate builds feel like an afterthought bolted onto a bigger main model. Build the beagle, poodle, and Labrador as the main trio, then break them down and rebuild into a miniature schnauzer and a pug, or go a third direction with a husky and a long haired dachshund. Six breeds out of 475 pieces is a genuinely good deal, and the little accessories, a food bowl, a brush, a toy rabbit, a ball, a leash, give each dog something to interact with instead of just sitting there.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the rough edges. A few of the breeds don't quite land the likeness, the eyes can look a touch oversized and the legs a touch stubby, which is a common trade off when LEGO shrinks an animal down to this scale. It also means this isn't a set you build once and forget on a shelf. You're meant to take it apart to see the other dogs, which is part of the fun but also means you can't display all three at once unless you buy multiples. And at this size, it's never going to have the jaw dropping presence of one of LEGO's bigger animal builds.

Who it's for

If you've got a kid who loves dogs, or you're an adult builder who wants a quick, satisfying weekend project with real posability, this is an easy recommend. If what you actually want is a big impressive centerpiece for a shelf, this isn't that set, look at one of LEGO's larger animal or Creator Expert builds instead.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building it feels less like assembling a static model and more like putting together a little posable toy. The construction relies on ball joints and hinge pieces for the heads, tails, and ears, so as you go you're constantly testing the range of motion, which makes the build feel interactive rather than mechanical. It moves fast, this isn't a weekend marathon, more of an evening project, and the instructions walk you cleanly through swapping from the main trio into the alternate builds without much head scratching.

The standout here isn't a single rare piece so much as how cleverly ordinary parts get repurposed into fur texture, floppy ears, and dog shaped snouts. Look closely and you'll spot small printed and specialty elements doing double duty across the different breeds, the same pieces reading as a pug's wrinkled face in one build and a husky's alert ears in another. At 475 pieces for around thirty dollars, the part count value is solid for a Creator set, especially given you're really getting three distinct little models for that price, not one.

Fun facts

01Adorable Dogs was designed by LEGO designer George Gilliatt and released in the Creator 3-in-1 line in 2023.
02Buyers get six dog breeds total across the three alternate builds: beagle, poodle, and Labrador in the main model, then miniature schnauzer and pug, or husky and long haired dachshund as rebuilds.
03The set carried a launch price of about 29.99 dollars in the US and retired around the end of 2025, after which resale values climbed above retail.
04Every dog in the set has posable heads, ears, and tails, a level of articulation that's unusual for a set this size and price point.