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j/k Husky for sure XD

I think she is a wolfdog like Aleu and the humans learned from Balto that they are good sled dogs.

Nah, she's a Newfoundland.

I think it's rather obvious that Dusty's a Siberian Husky, although her build suggests that she may have some malamute in her too.

This might prove you right Cobalt.

This, kids, is a Malamute. While I can see that Dusty is slightly more heavily-built than the other dogs, I wouldn't say she is anything other than Husky. Why? Because not every dog is up to the breed standard. Besides; I've seen some chunky Huskies before.



That was my Golden Retriever. But wait! OFF TOPIC, you scream! No, for she is a perfect example of an offstandard dog. You may notice her unusually short legs... in other pictures, a little barrell for a tummy is apparent. She's short too, and her face is too long and narrow. Does it make her a mix? No, she just looks different. Perhaps not desirable for the show ring, but she's still my best mate.
(Oh, and I know she's not a mix because I've seen both her parents. And I own her papers >.>)

With the number of breeders these days - bad breeders, too - it's impossible to find a breed that doesn't vary in shape, size, colour, temperament or anything. It wouldn't have been a problem back in 1928, I'm aware, but the animators could've based their design on any dog, any breed, any standard.



Oh, and... excuse the slippers.

Excellent post, Owned (and sweet dog, btw. So she couldn't be a show dog, she looks like she fulfills a dog's most important role--that of a friend--perfectly.) But yeah, there's always loads of variation within a breed, never mind between breeds.

Meh. True, there can be inconsistencies in breeds, but having a small amount of malamute in her makes sense to me, but then again Universal never said anything about her breed XD