The trailer for the live-action adaptation 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' just dropped, and fans are a bit puzzled. What kind of dog is Clifford anyway?

There's been a plethora of reboots and remakes within the works, and everybody's favourite giant pink dog is making his technique to the massive display. The youngsters's guide sequence Clifford the Big Red Dog helped jumpstart big publishing house Scholastic and used to be made into a cool animated film animated series for kids, bringing the larger-than-life dog into our houses.

While the animated collection stopped airing in 2003, Clifford is still a staple of many people's childhoods, and now outdated fans can see him brought to existence.

There's been talk of the Clifford the Big Red Dog movie since 2012, and Paramount Pictures is after all freeing the movie later this yr. But after watching the trailer, many do not acknowledge our crimson hairy friend, prompting the question: What breed is Clifford meant to be?

What kind of dog is Clifford?

In the unique e book and the animated TV display, it's by no means specified what breed of dog Clifford is, only that he began off so small Emily Elizabeth may “gave him a bathtub in a soup bowl," but “love made Clifford grow so big and the Howards had to leave their home.”

There have been various reports with different claims as to Clifford's actual breed, though none of them have been confirmed by author and illustrator Norman Bridwell himself.

Norman was working as a commercial illustrator when he wanted to get into creating children's books, and at the recommendation of one editor, he wrote a book based on a drawing of a girl riding a horse-sized red dog. Reportedly, the canine in the original drawing was based on a bloodhound, though many have suggested he bears similarities to giant Vizslas. Even after Scholastic published the book, Clifford's breed was never confirmed.

Viewers weren't thrilled with the live-action version of Clifford.

The trailer for the live-action adaptation of Clifford the Big Red Dog dropped on June 29, and viewers were less than pleased about the design for the giant red canine.

Many pointed out how Clifford's size wasn't nearly as large as the cartoon children's show made him appear and said he looked more like a Golden Retriever. Others have said he belongs in a Godzilla movie.

"Clifford was once approach bigger than that on PBS Kids," one Twitter user wrote, while any other said, "They didn’t even make him a gigantic dog like within the books what the hell is even the purpose. Now he’s Clifford the clydesdale-sized dog."

Others made memes out of the trailer, joking that the movie should really be about how dangerous a dog Clifford's size could be.

"You know, some things just aren’t intended to translate from animation to live-action and Clifford is one of them," a viewer tweeted.

The film follows Emily (Darby Camp) and Clifford assembly, beginning when he's only a small pet. They turn out to be very best friends, only Clifford grows to be a lot bigger than she expected. As he grows to his immeasurable size, he and Emily, sadly, draw the eye of a genetics corporate, taking a look to study (and ultimately take advantage of) Clifford's expansion. This forces Emily, Clifford, and her Uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) to head on the run via New York City.

Clifford the Big Red Dog will likely be in theaters Sept. 17.

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