Fffff seriously? He's one of the shows most iconic figures, and the dynamic between Stewie and him is the only thing that keeps the show alive to be honest.
I seriously hope they're just trying to pull one on us, because chh if they really think the fans are going to enjoy another new dog. It just adds insult to injury that they're going to force Vinny onto the viewers. Especially as a partner to Stewie.
This was kind of obvious when the description of the episode came out a few weeks ago. It's titled "The Life of Brain" and it said "Stewie destroys his time-machine and than something unthinkable happens that leads him to regret it."
I'm not liking Vinny at all. But I'll give him a few episodes to let him sink in.