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Aleu, just because I think she would, lol

meh, she might (if they even were to fight). she doesn't seem like the fighting type, but wolves are definately stronger and more vicious than dogs.

Many people say Aleu for being part wolf, but remember, she is only quarter wolf, and is three quarters husky. Plus, Aleu isn't exactly experienced in fighting - she went for a bear's arm and got thrown aside effortlessly, nearly fell off a cliff due to aforementioned bear, nearly was drowned by Nuk, and didn't put up a struggle against Niju in the end. Sure, she growled at Muru and Niju, but she didn't attempt to attack them, did she? No.

Dusty, on the other hand, is a pretty muscular sled dog. She seems to know a lot and have a lot of sense and can think pretty well. Plus, she's tough as well - when she slipped/slid on the snow, she just got back up again as if nothing happened and continued on her way. Dusty has speed in her favor as well.

Here's my evaluation on the subject:

Well, let's look at our two opponents -

Aleu: She's the daughter of Balto and Jenna; she looks like a wolf and is 25% wolf; currently she is the alpha of a distant wolf pack, far from Nome.

Aleu has a slimmer body, making her quick and agile for moving quickly. She also has larger paws than normal dogs - most likely a genetic trait passed on my her father's wolf bloodline. Even though she lives with wolves, she's still a young, headstrong yearling.

Dusty: Her family is unknown, except for the fact that she is a husky; she is the only female sled dog on the mail team, who works with Kirby, Ralph, and Kodi (who is also an offspring of Balto); she strangely looks similar to Aleu, but more husky-like.

Dusty is a bit bigger and stouter than her sledmates, but she is still a crucial part of her team. She must be quick and athletic, since she is able to do tricks similar to what Balto did in the first film. Also, she has a possible crush on Kodi or Ralph; this is hinted in parts of WoC, but we'll leave this to the fans to decide. heheh.

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Well, I couldn't really see them fighting, for one thing. They seem too nice to be fighting each other. But if they did fight, I couldn't really choose either of them. I believe that even though Aleu has the upper-hand with the whole "OMG part-wolf" thing and also because she never really "fights" in WQ (she tried, but it was quite pathetic, really). In the end, it would be a tie, or they would just stop fighting and let bygones be bygones.

They actually seem to be equally skilled as dogs (yes, I called Aleu a "dog" (again), because she is one. duh.) and with what they do IMO.

That's my two cents on the matter.

(edit): Thank you, SimbasGuard for catching my little error! It's fixed now!

Aleu because she has wolf in her, she has strong paws, she is an experienced fighter, and an alpha female while Dusty only runs the mail with the other maildogs.