The breed of dog that Spike from Old the Labrador Retriever was, not the Tibetan Terrier, is a type of gun dog.
The Labrador Retriever, also Labrador, is a type of retriever-gun dog. 
 Some old travelers' accounts refer to the dog as Dokhi Apso or "outdoor" Apso, indicating a shaggy or bearded working dog which lives outdoors. 
Spike was a lop-eared yellow Mastador (Mastiff/ Labrador Retriever mix) and a dog actor best known for his performance as Old Yeller in the 1957 Disney film of the same name co-starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Kevin Corcoran. 
