Christmas and New Years' Day are now behind Quahog, and the Griffin family was now getting adjusted to having a seventh family member. Through a twist of fate, before Christmas came, Brian was now back to being flesh and blood, and fur, and Stewie didn't have to use the materialization program after all. Yet the rest of the Griffin family were blessed with the addition of a new family member. Vinny, an orphaned dog, was Brian's present for the entire family, and he was getting well adjusted to his new family. "That sounds lovely, B," Vinny said with a smile. "Yes," Vinny answered. "Let's go."