"Dogs is Dogs" was released on November 21, 1931, the same day that Universal Pictures released "Frankenstein", with Boris Karloff and Colin Clive.
Blanche Payson, who plays Spud's mean mother, stood 6'4" and had been a police officer and reportedly a prison guard before entering films. Naturally, this type of role was her specialty, and she was equally memorable as Oliver Hardy's wife in "Helpmates" the next year.