According to this ad, the pups that worked on the Game of Thrones pilot are were for sale. Assuming the ad is correct, they used Siberian Huskys to stand-in for direwolf pups.
Fantastic litter of pups. MOVIE STAR PUPS,have been filmed in the fantasy adventure ‘GAME OF THRONES’ as orphaned wolf pups featuring the famous actor SEAN BEAN aka the hobbit from Lord Of The Rings. Come and pick one of these stars to be part of your family at a bargain price.1 STUNNING BLUE EYED DOG PUP LEFT, charcoal/wolf grey and white, Pure bred but NOT REGISTERED. Both parents can be seen. pup will be wormed to date. Ready to go to his new home NOW!!!
[Thanks to Daniel for the link!]
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He's a cutie. Did they bother to die the pups? Was the one seen around Doune monochromatic? :P
MarkoQuote Reply
I like how that ad says Sean Bean was the hobbit from Lord of the Rings, lol!
MeganQuote Reply
That gave me a fit of laugter, yes! LOL
MarkoQuote Reply
Good looking dog. So I wonder which one that is? Nymeria, Grey Wind, Lady, probably not Summer or Shaggy dog.
dizzyQuote Reply
Beautiful pup.
k26dpQuote Reply
lol, so Bean was a hobbit eh? cute puppy even if the advertiser didn't know what they were talking about. xD
LaurenQuote Reply
Ohhhh so cute!! I've looking for a Siberian Husky to join my family too. Man, I wish I could get one!
LoriQuote Reply
I wonder if the advertiser is thinking of Sean ASTIN. Hee. Anyway, the dog is adorable. I bet it was just used for the actual "find the pups in the snow" scene, snuggled against the poor deceased mother. Because if you look closely it's obvious it's a dog not a wolf.
strangerfaceQuote Reply
Funny.
brhodesQuote Reply
"SOLD!" I wonder if a fan got him. What beautiful eyes!
hayrickmanQuote Reply
I'm not so sure, the pups I saw at the shoot were Inuits's unless they used a mix of dogs for different scenes?
salesQuote Reply
sales: Some have speculated that these may have been the pups used for the "direwolves in the snow" scene, as they seem pretty young.
It's possible they used different, older pups for the other scenes.
WinterIsComingQuote Reply
Beautiful!
I would buy them all if I had the money and room.
But one husky is all I can handle at the moment…..
sven20Quote Reply
yeah, they had to be used as the newborn direwolves in the snow. the one in the picture only looks about 2 months old, so that would put them at about the right age for when they were filming. I'm sure they then used older puppies in other scenes.
LaurenQuote Reply
@Sven20: Now THATS a good lookin husky!
The pup is cute and all, but thats not a very remarkable example of the breed, pretty scrawny, much too long in the snout. I wonder though, the colouring on him isn't really right for any of the pups, newborn or not. Maybe his litter-mates had more of the limelight…
Kelsey CatherineQuote Reply
Oh. My. God.
Sooooooooooo cute!
LexQuote Reply
I'm a bit surprised they went with huskies. A malamute pup is a bit more rustic in appearance, more wolflike. I'd go with either that or a dog-wolf mix. They are not that uncommon. I knew a husky-wolf mix once. She could have passed for a young direwolf, easy. She was well trained, the only problem was her hunting instinct (it cost the owner many a neighbours' chicken).
Kelsey C., I agree completely.
-1-Quote Reply
Oh, guys, speaking of malamutes: Behold Ghost as a pup: http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media//dogs/1894_Ari_AlaskanMalamute1.jpg
Cute, ain't it?
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OH MY WORD! That is one cute Malamute. They are BEASTS when they are full grown though. A girlfriend of mine has one, and he's as big as my Yaris, I swear.
Hmm…Real Direwolves?
Kelsey CatherineQuote Reply
@Kelsey As big as your Yaris, rofl …
I'm a fan of these Northern breeds. The 'Ghost' one looks like a red-and-white coat variety. I've often seen this with huskies but not with malamutes.
I've been reading up on wolf mixes (hybrids) though and I've changed my mind: I don't think they'd make very good movie stars and I think they'd hate being on set with all those people. Training issues, too.
As far as CGI direwolves are concerned, I'd prefer to see real animals in most of the shots. Fingers crossed for malamutes or malamute mixes for growing or maybe even adult direwolves. :)
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@-1- The yaris comparison was made whilst he was trying to get IN my car upon my leaving her place one day. I believe his name is Bear.
As for CGI, I have a hard time imagining them finding dogs or even wolves big enough to be exactly like the books, but CGI would look ridiculous. I mean, look at those Twilight wolves. I knew they'd look fake, and yet it was still like, ick, nice computer fleabag.
I'd be willing to sacrifice some size and book specific looks just to keep them real. Though of course, at times, like attack scenes, they'd have to be CGI.
Kelsey CatherineQuote Reply
I thought the ones in New Moon looked pretty decent.
sven20Quote Reply
@Sven20…for a film with a huge budget I thought the wolves looked horrible…HBO prides itself on producing quality shows, I just hope that holds true for the CGI…it will ruin the whole show if it looks like cheese ….they better hire Weta !
coltaine777Quote Reply
90% of the dogs used in the filming were Northern Inuit dogs. I know because I have three sat here with me and I know the people/breeders who supplied the dogs for filming :o) Hope that helps.
WeatherwaxQuote Reply
Actually, They used Northern Inuit dogs for the Direwolves.
I think maybe some dodgy breeders are ‘claiming’ that their pups stared in GoT in order to sell unregistered puppies or get higher prices than they deserve.
LauraQuote Reply
Weatherwax,
Yup, same here. I have 12 of them. Had mine since 1999 and adore the breed.
LauraQuote Reply
The ‘Dire wolves’ are Northern Inuits from Mahlek Kennels, NOT huskies, lol sean bean is a little short to be a hobbit, I think they meant ‘Sean astin’ who was a hobbit
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