Another local rescue McQueen is involved with has seen about a 20 percent increase in abandoned Siberians, which they believe is related to the show. In the area BASH covers, McQueen says, they’re seeing up to four or five abandoned dogs a month that they suspect were bought by fans of Game of Thrones, because they’re named after dire wolves or because their markings match those of the show’s dire wolves. Randee McQueen has been working in Siberian Husky rescue for 25 years, and is Treasurer of the Bay Area Siberian Husky Club (BASH). The result? Today, shelters in the United States and around the world are seeing massive increases in abandoned Siberians. Since Game of Thrones, Dog Shelters Have Filled with Siberian Huskies
And so, in search of a dire wolf of their own, many fans turned to the closest thing they could find: Siberian Huskies. Ghost was played by an Arctic wolf, and his canine co-stars were played by a crossbreed of Siberian Huskies, Samoyeds, Malamutes, and other northern breeds. For many viewers, Ghost, Summer, Nymeria and pack’s intelligence, fierce loyalty, and imposing stature were more than entertaining: it inspired them to find their own “dire wolves.”Įxcept that the dire wolf has been extinct for hundreds of thousands of years. For eight years, more than 30 million viewers watched dire wolves protect the Stark family. Game of Thrones may be over, but dogs and dog lovers around the world are still feeling the show’s repercussions.
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