They could give it to a few other dog Pokémon, like Poochyena, Growlithe, Fennekin, and Eevee.
I always thought Eevee was a rabbit crossed with a fox crossed with a dog. It does have unstable genetic makeup, right?
Oh yes, when I was younger, I couldn't remember some Pokémon's names, and pronounced some of them incorrectly. I used to call Treecko Toto, you know, like the dog from
The Wizard of Oz? And I used to call Groudon Ruby because that's the game it was the mascot of, then when I found out its real name, I pronounced it Groo-don. (Apparently the correct pronunciation is Grou-don, the "Grou" part being pronounced like "ground", due to it being Ground-type and the lord of the land and such.) I think I still pronounce some Pokémon names incorrectly - I even made a whole thread about the debate on how Arceus's name is pronounced.
I also thought Groudon was a Fire/Ground type at first, because it's red and red Pokémon are usually Fire-types, and Groudon can learn things like Flamethrower and Eruption. To be fair, OR/AS did finally make it a Fire/Ground type when it turns into Primal Groudon, but I think it's a common misconception that normal (i.e. non-Primal) Groudon is Fire/Ground because of the reasons I said above.