Polar dog


 * This article is about the creature that appeared in the original series. For information on the creature appearing in the Legend of Korra, see this article.

The Polar Bear Dog was first seen near some Water Tribe kids. Polar Bear Dogs are domesticated by the tribesmen of the Southern Water Tribe and used as pets. Polar Bear Dogs reappeared in the art book, and it was hinted that they may appear in the near future. This was fufilled with the advent of a similarly named speces that is much larger.

Anatomy
This creature is the size of a large dog. It has a pink or reddish nose, rounded ears and three-toed paws. Its fur is white apart from a single black striped pattern that begins at its nose and runs over its forehead along its back.

Connection
The natural connections for this animal are to the real life polar bear, or white bear (though the fictional creature is much smaller), and to Alaskan Malamutes used in Arctic dog sledding.