ZINNEKE PIS- THE DOG OF MANNEKEN PIS

Only few people know that the  famous Manneken Pis, symbol of Brussels. also has a dog, Zinneke Pis.

In 1999, on the initiative of its creator the sculptor Tom Frantzen, had the idea to give Manneken Pis a dog. This dog, often discovered by chance, surprises and amuses passers-by. In old Brussels dialect (“brussellair”), Zinneke means both the little Senne (river that once bypassed Brussels) and a mongrel dog. Today, Zinneke is the symbol of cosmopolitan and multicultural character of Brussels.

If you own a dog which is "composed" of different breeds, the Brussels' people call it a Zinneke.