Grinning Dog

In Orgrimmar there is a dog. A grinning dog, in fact. I found him with the Weapon Masters. Here is their pic:

And a closeup, because I wanted to see him grinning:

I can't figure out if he's either a really GOOD dog or a really BAD dog. Is this weapon, the Bludgeon of the Grinning Dog, lovingly crafted in his honor or is it the method they had to use to keep him tame:


Update 10/16/06: A forum poster asks about the grinning dog and Drysc doesn't know the reference either. Or does he?