Anyone know the breed of dog at the end?

Loved that little detail on the dog's cage.... none of the people I watched the movie with noticed it ... *shakes head*.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg108/taifunu/IMDB%20stuff/vlcsnap-2014-11-08-12h03m01s114.png

Images are of very poor quality, but until the DVD is released, it's all I could find...
the rectangular stamp, in red on the screen
(stamp says: 'to be put down' )

What I want to know is, the scene with where the dog dies - is it horrid? Do they show it on screen or do they cut away and you know what is happening off camera?

IMDb says it'll be out in the UK on the 2nd of January: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/releaseinfo

Thanks

Luxuriant, I've seen the film a bunch of times (6 so far, to be exact) and it wasn't until probably the 4th time that I got the full weight of the scene with Daisy's death and the aftermath. Anakin is right, you don't really see the dog die. Nonetheless, I really, really recommend closing your eyes until after he buries her.

SPOILERS AHEAD. BIG ONES. JUST SAYING. SPOILERS!!!

You don't see the dog actually die. However, at first, Daisy is cowering under a table. Nobody drags her out from under that table. She (actually he, Andy, who is alive and very well) sees John being beaten and COMES OUT, I think to try to protect him, and that's when she is killed.
After that, when John comes around, you first see a trail of blood on the floor to him. He sees Daisy, then touches her and realizes what has happened. He then sits with the dead Daisy in his lap, stroking her. I found this whole thing, after I realized it, agonizing.

Yes, the moment is agonizing. It's also essential for the story.

Also, I think he says "took that from me...stole that from me...killed that for me"

I LOVE that all of this is there but none of it is obvious. I don't like Quentin Tarantino movies - Django was fine until it went all ridiculous at the end - and i don't like Robert Rodriguez movies. They are too bloody, too tongue-in-cheek, never sure when they should be serious if ever. The humor in John Wick is appropriate in every way, the timing is perfect. It takes what should be seriously but always has enough lightness to make it entertaining. There's no way I can find Sin City entertaining.
There's meticulous attention to detail throughout, and Keanu's performance is elegant in every way. He is REALLY, really good.

I don't care for either Tarantino or Rodriguez because - except for the humor in Pulp Fiction - they're just too bloody cartoonish for my taste (pun intended).
But I love Frank Miller's comics; and I think the first Sin City movie was a good adaptation of his work. Didn't watch the second yet.
John Wick the movie? It's a Frank Miller screen adaptation done right. Except he didn't write it :D

Yes, nothing is obvious; but it's all there for those so inclined to see :D
And the tone is set by that Shibumi book; it's as if that split-second frame is saying 'everything you see from now on is to be taken with a pinch of salt'

True, the attention to detail is just incredible. It rivals the Matrix movies. (which, in my book, is the supreme compliment ;) )

Later later edit. Like weeks later
... just stumbled upon a gif on tumblr and it's " Killed that from me!"

that small detail about the huge guy who washed the window/s, part of the cleaning team aka the dinner reservation. It seemed 'borrowed' from the first Matrix movie. the Wachowskis' cameo.

yeah, I thought that was funny but didn't realize til you said this that that is why it's funny

oh, and the part where Viggo tells Iosef the 'story of Wick', soundtrack, images and all - it was like a scene from a western. :)

Yes, very much like a Western!

The initial few scenes without the heaviness or distraction of background music, was unbelievably effective. What needed to be said was said in select few frames and the silence complemented his grief perfectly and it made us feel the mourning. The bracelet, collar after that, all were simple yet potent little scenes. It wouldn't have been that effective without the presence of someone capable of carrying those scenes in silence. Just perfect! The thugs beating him to a pulp and killing Daisy was too much for me to handle, even after I prepared myself for it. I don't know if it was the iMax effect but i shuddered at that metal sound. I don't know if it was cut in my country or its the same everywhere, the scene in the trailer where he says to Daisy after the excellent car maneuvering sequence "you like it huh?" wasn't there. Another one, he says" Rusty i guess" in the trailer to Marcus but not so in the movie. In the movie he says, retired... Not sure if it spent sometime on the editing table after release.

It is certainly not easy to arrive at an appealing balance between invincibility and vulnerability with respect to the protagonist, especially in movies like this. You wouldn't really care much for an invincible assassin, you need thatfear,you need that coldness while you also need that vulnerability and emotion, however deep and dark it is. I felt that, that journey for the character was amazingly well travelled and captured :-) . He talked about the colour palette in some of his earlier interviews. I understood what he meant after watching the entire movie. From grief to anger to rage to redemption to hope, there was a lovely metamorphosis. I'm guessing this is one of those movies where you will notice details everytime you watch. Loved the comic book touch to subtitles, making those 'emphasis' words bold :-) -interesting! Likewise with the videogame! I was pleasantly surprised with Shibumi (it was Shibumi right?) I did not know about the book till recently when I chanced upon it while looking for the Rain series info. Not sure who thought of it (ahem)but, smart!! Can anyone tell me about the first book on the table though? Did not notice properly. Also, I loved the sweet silent nod to their earlier movie associations with the nice doctor, the landline ring(hope that was deliberate but can't say) and The Continental bearing similarities to Midnight's place in Constantine.   The ending!!! Awww.. He takes in the pitbull which is to be put down - New lease of life for both of them in a sort of against all odds and a new beginning kind of way!! Such a cute touch! My cousin didn't notice and I went, ahhhh it was stamped on the sheet, not sure how many did! Till the credits rolled I never once felt I was watching Keanu. I only saw Wick and I left saying I miss you already :'(

Just remembered, I'm pretty sure it was a natural response during the shoot but you know when we suppress anger or grief, sometimes you can visibly see the pulse at the temples or neck? Those tiny beats made that daisy scene more convincing and disturbing for me :'(

It looks like some of the scenes in the trailer were from different takes- someone elsewhere mentioned how the "I'm thinkin' I'm back!" line was a different take in the trailer vs the film, where he preferred the trailer one but the film version flowed better with the rest of the epic monologue.

there's also a matter of editing in the trailer; Wick does say the 'Rusty, I guess' line in the movie, but not to Marcus; to Winston, at the Continental bar...

that's one of the reasons I usually stay away from trailers. Prefer to watch the feature film directly.