What is the name of Mulan's family dog?

Mulan’s family dog is named Little Brother. He appears near the beginning of Disney’s 1998 animated film as part of the Fa family household and helps establish Mulan’s affectionate, lively home life.

Little Brother is a small, pale-colored dog who accompanies Mulan during the preparations for her appointment with the Matchmaker. Mulan uses him to help round up the chickens, showing both her resourcefulness and the playful chaos surrounding her hurried morning.

The name is an intentional joke: Little Brother is not Mulan’s human sibling. Mulan is the Fa family’s only child, while her grandmother, mother Fa Li, and father Fa Zhou make up her immediate family in the film. The dog’s name can therefore cause confusion with the phrase “big brother” or with a generic puppy nickname.

Little Brother is a minor character, unlike Mushu and Cri-Kee, but he contributes to the opening sequence’s visual storytelling. The scene presents Mulan as someone who does not fit neatly into the formal expectations placed on her, even before she reaches the Matchmaker.