DIXIE

SHE IS A LONG-COATED CHIHUAHUA,WHY?A POMERANIAN IS VERY FLUFFY ON IT'S BPDY,AND DIXIE IT'S NOT SO FLUFFY.

SEE,DIXIE IT'S NOT SOOO FLUFFY.

NOW LET'S SEE THE CHIHUAHUA

LIKE DIXIE DON'T YOU SEE? IF YOU ARE NOT CONVINCED CHECK THIS OTHER PICTURES

KIRBY

HE IS AN AKITA,CAUSE KIRBY DON'T HAVE A HUSKY STYLE LIKE THE OTHER SLED-DOGS,LOOK....

YEP,LIKELY AND HERE ARE OTHER IMAGES OF AKITAS.

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DORCIA, October 13, 2006 at 14: 11 Member

WOW! Great article! But... You know Ralph's breed?

torchwood, October 13, 2006 at 20: 16 Member

why all capitals? It stinks (not the article) because it makes it hard to read IF YOU TYPE ALL LIKE THIS!! But, still, cool article.

jenna___wolf/husky, October 13, 2006 at 22: 55 Member

nice article!^^

chihuahueño, October 14, 2006 at 01: 26 Member

THANX

wolf_conductor, October 14, 2006 at 01: 35 Member

Nice article, but pls mind yr english

Sierra, October 14, 2006 at 02: 15 Member

*sings* I knew it I knew it I kneeeeeeeeew iiiiit!!!

The Pink Snow Wolf, October 14, 2006 at 03: 38 Member

COOL!!!

Tamaskawolf-BP, October 14, 2006 at 15: 23 Member

Yup. DIxie is a chihuahua and there is no bought about that^^ Kirby... I don't know. He looks like both sortof

Writewolf, October 14, 2006 at 23: 21 Member

very well done good idea about Kirby's breed!

chihuahueño, October 14, 2006 at 23: 36 Member

ralph breed coming soon

Disaster, October 14, 2006 at 23: 57 Member

I don't know, Kirby looks like a different breed, but good article!!!

Kelev, October 16, 2006 at 16: 30 Member

I'm not so sure about the idea of Kirby, but I can say that the idea of Dixie as a long haired chihuahua is cool. I'm more or less inclined to thinkj that they both are mixxed breeds.

banshee kid, October 18, 2006 at 20: 54 Webranker

ok kirby i dont think hes a malamute well at least not purebreed he might have some husky mix in him or somthing

banshee kid, October 19, 2006 at 20: 12 Webranker

i meant akita i have hafe of an akita he so kirby might be malamute but i think maybe an akita dixie i dont know about

_Angel_, October 21, 2006 at 03: 24 Member

nice article

jennifer, October 21, 2006 at 23: 36

great article.

warriorcat~anubis, October 23, 2006 at 20: 20 Member

its cool i always thought kirby wuz a bulky malamute

little doggy, October 28, 2006 at 10: 12 Member

cool article

theinnocentwolfe, November 15, 2006 at 23: 59 Member

Nice!

Daisy~DreamerWolf, November 17, 2006 at 22: 23 Member

Awesome article ^_^ But...I don't think Kirby's an Akita. They don't pull sleds

warriorcat~anubis, December 16, 2006 at 02: 01 Member

omg the pix next to ralph looks like a shiba inu or a finnish spitz

Desperate Cavewife, December 27, 2006 at 23: 33 Member

Well...I guess dog breeds just aren't what they used to be.

Desperate Cavewife, December 27, 2006 at 23: 35 Member

Chihuahua, Pomeranian...what the heck they're all the same. (It's just that Pomeranians are BETTER!....no i didn't mean it...I mean...CUTER!!)

nintendog/warriorcat, January 18, 2007 at 16: 03 Member

dixie has more of a bob tail and shes fat i think shes some breed of spaniel or howevur u spell it

pupmagenheimer, March 08, 2007 at 01: 34 Member

Why can't anybody leave the breeds of the dogs alone? I mean, sure the animaters probally looked at some real dogs for ideas, but CARTOON DOGS are SUPPOSED to be exterated in their drawing. I mean, it tells what their like. But since no one can leave this subject alone (sigh)... I don't know about the chihuahua, but I quess Kirby could be an akita. Like, he's a little chubby like one.

Dragon Tamer, March 09, 2007 at 02: 57 Webranker

I dunno. Dixie could be a Pomeranian if you allow for artistic license on the animators' part. Look at Angel in Lady and the Tramp 2. She's generally regarded as part or all Pomeranian, but like Dixie she's not quite so fuffy.

kepru_chihuahua, March 24, 2007 at 02: 03 Member

dixie is a chihuahua

Wolf girl, March 28, 2007 at 13: 19 Member

what the,i never knew that!!!!

Aniuhorse, April 15, 2007 at 15: 24 Member

Wow cool artical I always thought of Kirby as a Giant malamute

Balto64, April 28, 2007 at 03: 36 Member

yeah but I still think Dixie's cute

Balto64, April 28, 2007 at 03: 47 Member

Hey pupmeganhimer! Minus you everybody apparently pays attention to the breeds! So Lay off! P.S. good article chihuahueno!

Aniuhorse, June 06, 2007 at 20: 56 Member

wow nice article

Riley, June 11, 2007 at 19: 27 Member

about the Dixie thing, remember that she is a pet to a very wealthy person, which means that she is probably very well groomed, and may have a distinct cut, which could be why she isnt so fluffy. also, chihuauhas have HUGE ears popping out of their heads, and Dixie doesnt. hers are kinda smallish. AND also, she has a huge mop of fur on her head just like pomeranians do, and chiuahuas surely don't. As fir Kirby, i suppose he could be an akita...his face certainly does look like one, but i'm still skeptical. I volunteer at an animal shelter, and i've played with some of their akita's before, and they are HUGE. About twice the size of their siberian huskies, and although both Kirby and Ralph are bulkier, they are only about an inch or twoo taller than the others.

lovelylatias, June 13, 2007 at 23: 04 Member

Uh, nice article, but (censored) udge did you do it in all caps? another thing, who really cares? we all enjoy the breeds, and the animators most likely BASED them off certain breeds. Its more fun that way

harpier, July 01, 2007 at 15: 40 Member

Well, I always thought that Kirby was a descendent from dire wolves, but an akita is more likely (but odly some fanfic writers still insist that is an husky).

Cobalt, August 04, 2007 at 11: 40 Member

Eeeep, please, next time, lay off the capitals. It makes Cobaltia cry. I seriously don't think that Dixie is a long hair chihuahua. Her coat and tail is a lot fluffer, and her ears are smaller. I always thought she was... well, it was something along the lines of Bichon, but whatever. And Akitas don't pull sleds .

shebawolf1, October 21, 2007 at 22: 42 Member

I totally agree, great article and good pics! sheba

skinnyralph2, November 10, 2007 at 00: 48 Member

kirby milgt look like a akita husky or hakisky

letranger, November 23, 2007 at 18: 15 Member

Ehhhh...Dixie could be a Pomeranian/Long-haired Chihuahua mix. But I think she is more like a Pom. When you look at her, you just think Pom. She doesn't say "Chihuahua" as much. Not all Poms are THAT fluffy, you know. ^_~ I'm not saying she doesn't look at all like a long-haired Chi. But I'd stick with Pomeranian more. Not that this MATTERS, she's just a small fluffy dog, that's what counts. To whomever said she's fat, or a spaniel, that is SO untrue! XD She isn't fat at all! It's all poofy hair. And spaniel? Erm...not likely. Pomeranian is the best answer. Or Pom/Chi mix. Pupmagenheimer is EXACTLY right. Animation nearly ALWAYS equals exaggeration. They might look at some real dogs for inspiration, but they can design and draw whatever they please. Dixie is WAY more likely to be a slightly-less-fluffy Pom than a more-fluffy Chihuahua. She's just built more like one. She'd probably be different if we were supposed to think Chihuahua for her. There are many reasons--her ears, head-poof, size, etc. I also agree with Riley. Anyway, I've already said what I think about Angel from Lady & the Tramp 2 being a Pomeranian (that she's NOT because she's a puppy, and will probably get bigger)--but yeah, it's the same idea. She's sometimes thought to be one because they based her puppy look on the breed, but she too is "not sooo fluffy." Two words--artistic license. We can't be so...exacting with breeds of animated dogs, it doesn't work. And anyhow, Bichon Frise isn't a terrible guess because it's the same type of thing--small, fluffy toy dogs. Pomeranian is a lot better. But they're all close. As for Kirby...oh my, I just don't care. XDD Akita, Husky, whatever. He's somewhere in between, like most of them. They probably didn't care either; they just wanted another spitz dog who didn't look exactly like the rest..O.o

letranger, December 17, 2007 at 01: 19 Member

*pants* Sami speaks the truth! *faints*

Lionfire, January 05, 2008 at 19: 25 Member

Good artical.

AlaskanPuppy, April 06, 2008 at 22: 02 Member

Wow! how'd u noe kirbys breed? thats so funny tho, it looks exactly the same , cool article

TheHuskyWhoCriedWolf, April 08, 2008 at 00: 21 Member

Nice Article, but Dixie looks like a freak'n Kitty Kat

Aniu (awe sha-lou my husky pup, April 08, 2008 at 00: 30 Member

Good Article! your Right about Kibby being a Aktia, and most Aktias don't pull selds but some do, like Kibby!!! Most people use Alaskan Malamutes, Huskies and sometimes Aktias! Also what ever happened to Dixie? she was in the 1st movie but after that she was gone ANyways goos job!!

Aniu (awe sha-lou my husky pup, April 08, 2008 at 00: 31 Member

sorry i miss spelt Kiby!

Flurrin, June 14, 2008 at 00: 39 Member

Great article!! Just, please don't use caps lock next time. I never really could figure out what breed Dixie was, thanks!

Steelefanatic, June 28, 2008 at 11: 37 Member

Wow! Dixie does look like a long-coated chiuaua! On the other hand about Ralph, I don't think he's an Akita. Yes he does look like the picture but the animation wasn't that good in Balto 3 so maybe Kirby just was a husky messed up by sequal animation. I have a friend who has an Akita and it doesn't really look that much like him (probably mostly because he's a puppy.) I think that Akita's coiled tails are more noiticable than huskies' and if he were an Akita, they would have atleast gave him a coiled tail.

Steelefanatic, June 28, 2008 at 11: 38 Member

Also, Akitas aren't sled-dogs. I read in a book that they were used for pit-fights.

Spunky, July 22, 2008 at 20: 03 Member

Actually Akitas were origanally for a guard dog, their owners desided to make them fight they were then breed to fight because of the popularity of the sport, even though it was cruel. Also my friend has 4 Akitas that are all trained to be Swing dogs and Lead dogs and or Team dogs, yes they even race

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