I don't know what it was called in English, but there was this Mister Gift event where you could get those three in shiny and it was called "Shiny big cats" or "Shiny Raubkatzen", that is already enough for me to say they are cats.
Yeah, I get annoyed when people call the Legendary Beasts dogs, too. Suicune may be ambiguous, but Raikou and Entei are so obviously a tiger and a lion that to call them dogs is just cognitive dissonance.
I get annoyed by the dog thing. I think they're called dogs because of the fucking bias people have for dogs. People don't think cats can be cool enough to be the Legendary Beasts. People drawing "realistic" Eeveelutions with a long face like a fox or many dogs is super annoying lmao. Also it stops looking like an Eeveelution.
I was looking into this a few months ago, but wound up scrapping the script because it turns out it's a lot more complicated. Back when they were first revealed, before gold and silver were released, there were articles referring to them as dogs in Japanese. I hate it. It basically is because entei is a fu dog and was based on the designers own dog. But then he made it more generic beastly. I hate everything.
Actually I do believe that could’ve been a mistranslation or because of the rumor that Arcanine was suppose to be entei originally. Although I think Arcanine looks like a feline as well 💀
Fun fact about Jaguars (basically Leopards), they are one of the few felines that likes to swim and dive (surf and dive hms) in order to catch fish and even crocodiles, so they are linked to water and Suicune is a water type
I could never understand why people called them dogs when I was a kid. My assumption would be that due to how dogs can vary widely in appearance, people can easily slap a label onto them without much thought. They're not dogs in the slightest, they're big cats. Legendary big cats sounds much better than 'legendary dogs', nothing legendary about things like pugs and terriers.
Entie: (the best animal ever) a lion Suicune: jaguar( best aquatic big cat) Raikou: tiger ( can't swim better) These are the only big cats that can roar. Coincidence? Maybe. Edit:Ok suicune might be a leopard or cheetah.
Muneo saito, desiger of suicune, has actually described it as being "leopard-like" in interviews as opposed to being a cheetah. if i remember right, there is a link to these interviews in the trivia section of suicunes bulbapedia article.
Well yeah, Raikou is based on a Sabre-toothed Tiger, Suicune is based on a Cheetah, and Entei is based on this weird type of Rock Lion or something? That one is weird.
His is misinformed about these mythological creatures the reincarnated of the north wint base on boraes the God of the north wint from Greek.the fu lion is base on the Chinese native dog called Tibetan Mastiff look similar to a lion and plus it supposed to be a hybrid between a lion and a dog in mythology. raiju is a lightning wolf able to shapeshifting into a tiger, weasel or a fox. The image he show is it weasel form.
It's not entirely fault of people to call them dogs, but the Game Freak team who forgot to correct the name of Legendary Beasts. But to make clear why were called dogs in the first place is because the original designs of the beta depicted them as canines.
Thank you for making this video, I have argued over this more times than I can count especially since I grew up believing the legendary beasts where cats. For some reason most of the people calling them dogs are westerners... I live in Europe and have never heard anyone call them dogs there before.
@@RoronoaARTS Well one of them is. They are all different kinds of cats. Entei is mostly based on a lion, Suicune is most likely a cheetah and Raikou a saber tooth tiger.
No they arent! Its not perfectly stated arguments! The dude called Hyenas Felines when they arent! Hyenas belong to their own group! Yeah they arent cainines either but him stating they are felines is misinformation I swear if he said Crabs are acxually aracnids youd nod your empty head at him lmao.
No dogs here! Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families. Instead, they are so unique that they have a family all their own, Hyaenidae. There are four members of the Hyaenidae family: the striped hyena, the “giggly” spotted hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf (it's a hyena, not a wolf). FAMILY: Hyaenidae GENUS: Hyaena SPECIES: hyaena
Ever since I was little I knew they were big cats and suicune was a type of mythological based one but with some leopard in there but my friends wouldn't listen just looking at entei and raikou is enough I mean...raikou is obviously a saber tooth tiger you dont even need to think about that like come on now people XD doesn't it give it away raikou having those huge incisors
This guy here is one of the most underappreciated people in the entire history of TH-cam. Speqtor can fucking teach like he's a professor of pokemon at Harvard. Goddam.
Thank you for making this! I've thought this way for a long time. Totally agree that Raikou and Entei are obvious. Suicune is a little more ambiguous, but your evidence pointing to it being a leopard is solid. Good video!
Speqtor saving the day! I too was shocked at how this is hardly covered. It's one of those things that I used to have frustrating discussions about like 15 years ago...where I couldn't for the life of me understand how other people were not seeing them to clearly be cats. I can just link this video next time this shit "debate" shows up on reddit or wherever, thanks. One thing you've touched upon that also just makes my eyes roll, is when people go for the "the beasts were originally eeveelutions" thing... like, a huge point of the entire Ho-oh revival story is how Ho-oh took the 3 elements from the event (the lightning that struck the tower, the fire it caused and the rain that doused it) and embodied the 3 resurrected creatures with those specific elements. Like gee, what a fucking coincidence that they already had exactly those 3 elements to begin with, and I guess Ho-oh could have just ignored the whole thing and boosted the elements they already had, what a dummy. I guess? And it's even worse when the most obvious and straightforward alternative to them being eeveelutions, happens to be a way more elegant one that perfectly fits the story... that is, the beasts originally being PLAIN EEVEES. You know... the creature that kind of transforms and gains elemental powers when exposed to a strong source of those elements? Sounds incredibly like what Ho-oh did to the dead Pokémon.... but no, they were totally eeveelutions xD
Before I start watching the video: FUCKING THANK YOU!!!!! After watching the video: Funny how you can connect Raikou and Suicune to Thunderous and Tornadous, but theres pretty much no connections between Entei and Landorus
I take that back the legendary BEASTS are NOT dogs NOT cats they are beasts . Just because something is based on another thing doesn't mean that it is that thing
The only one that really has dogs traits is Entei it has some resemblance tho coincidental to large short-muzzled dogs, such as a mastiff. Entei's brown shaggy fur and white paws and muzzle are similar to a St. Bernard, a large dog known for its strength. Entei still is a lion.
Watched this video, and Came back after DP (and I really liked it, even if it may not be seen as “great”) to comment. This type of video is really good, I’d love to see more like it, even if it doesn’t get tons of views cause I honestly think they’re destined to happen. ❤️ (no homo)
Raikou: Manectric/Electrike Entei: Arcanine/Growlithe Suicune: Liepard- Brought by a man from the unova region. Reason is he is an ancient traveller. Not sure tho its just predictions. Pls read my answers xD. I answers this cause ho oh can give life without giving them the same type and ive noticed that lightning strike the building so thats the sign of raikou, sets it on fire thats entei finally put out by rain water from a storm thats suicune. Problem solve xD.
Pokémon are only designed in the image of real animals. So even if they started off as dog like Pokémon they clearly became cat like Pokémon’s when they were literally transformed into different beings 💀😂 it’s wild how many people will swear til their death that they are dogs
I was in a huge debate with my friends years ago claiming them to be cats after looking closely at their faces. I saw a lion and a saber-tooth tiger with Entei and Raikou, but could never tell what Suicune was based off.
Hyenas aren't really cats either. They're more closely related to cats than dogs but they're not a part of felidae (that is, cats), they are a part of feliformia, which does include cats but also includes mongooses, and civets, among other things. Anyway they're not cats any more than bears are dogs
But... They are beasts Raikou and entei are more likely to be cats given the claws... suicune however... doesn't have claws... though Idk that I would call it a wolf or dog either... I feel like it would probably take multiple inspirations... As when you look at the models of suicune, when you get further in the timeline it's snout tends to grow. I definitely agree with you but I will continue to take a neutral stance calling them beasts.
This guy: just because the unknown Pokémon that perished in the fire look like canines doesn’t mean the legendary beats are dogs. Also this guy: Look! The legendary beasts have all these feline features. So they MUST be cats! SMH the logic of people who think the legendary beasts are cats…… 🤦🏻♂️🙄😂
Okay, there are HUGE point wich you don't covered - Raikou, Suicune and Entei beta sprites from Spaceworld demo. Beta designs of the trio are obviously dogs (especially Entei)
Actually raikou is based on a yo kai called raijou if i spelt that right not a saber tooth and entei is based on the creators dog and suicune is based on "the kirin" a mythical dragon dear. none of these pokemon are based on cats Beast pokemon may be a much more appropriate label but entei is definitely a dog 100% bite me. But overall the only thing that can confirm what exactly they are is if they confirmed what pokemon they came from before they were reincarnated by ho ho
Shopro is the company that distributes the Pokemon anime, and are notorious for copyright claiming people's videos even when they fall under fair use. So the more I covered up/altered the footage, the less likely they are to claim my video.
Entei base off Chinese also called fu dog they base of both a lion and dog that why it called foo lion dogs, raichu, base off of raiju normally a lightning wolf in Japanese myth but it have shapeshifting into a tiger or a weasel the image you just showed. I don't know what suicune base off but maybe from norse mythology the Skadi, Calopus or warg. Plus the the reincarnated of the north wint came from Greek mythology not Japanese mythology called boreas God the the north wint. Both Arcanine and Entei are base on the same creatures. plu their dogs breeds that look like lion that fu lion base off of like the Tibetan Mastiff and the foo dog
been loving these regular videos
been loving YOU, handsome.
Lol
I don't know what it was called in English, but there was this Mister Gift event where you could get those three in shiny and it was called "Shiny big cats" or "Shiny Raubkatzen", that is already enough for me to say they are cats.
I whould agree but enteis dex says it barks so mayby the other 2 are cats but entei seems to be a dog
Yeah, I get annoyed when people call the Legendary Beasts dogs, too. Suicune may be ambiguous, but Raikou and Entei are so obviously a tiger and a lion that to call them dogs is just cognitive dissonance.
Pokemon Gold Entei Pokedex:
When Entei Barks, Volcanos errupt...
Yep Entei Barks so no Entei isint a Lion. Unless Lions can Bark.
@@draw2death421 I chalk that up to a mistranslation.
They're cats. Entei is a lion, Raikou is a tiger, and Suicune is a leopard
Suicune is a quilin
I get annoyed by the dog thing. I think they're called dogs because of the fucking bias people have for dogs. People don't think cats can be cool enough to be the Legendary Beasts.
People drawing "realistic" Eeveelutions with a long face like a fox or many dogs is super annoying lmao. Also it stops looking like an Eeveelution.
Exactly! 💯
I was looking into this a few months ago, but wound up scrapping the script because it turns out it's a lot more complicated. Back when they were first revealed, before gold and silver were released, there were articles referring to them as dogs in Japanese. I hate it. It basically is because entei is a fu dog and was based on the designers own dog. But then he made it more generic beastly. I hate everything.
Don't hate everything
Yeah it annoys me that people call the cat beasts, dogs
Actually I do believe that could’ve been a mistranslation or because of the rumor that Arcanine was suppose to be entei originally. Although I think Arcanine looks like a feline as well 💀
Fun fact about Jaguars (basically Leopards), they are one of the few felines that likes to swim and dive (surf and dive hms) in order to catch fish and even crocodiles, so they are linked to water and Suicune is a water type
I could never understand why people called them dogs when I was a kid. My assumption would be that due to how dogs can vary widely in appearance, people can easily slap a label onto them without much thought. They're not dogs in the slightest, they're big cats. Legendary big cats sounds much better than 'legendary dogs', nothing legendary about things like pugs and terriers.
Entie: (the best animal ever) a lion
Suicune: jaguar( best aquatic big cat)
Raikou: tiger ( can't swim better)
These are the only big cats that can roar. Coincidence? Maybe.
Edit:Ok suicune might be a leopard or cheetah.
I was also thinking, suicune is a water-type, and leopards love the water more than most cats.
@@Chezrlz009 not more than jaguars they hunt in the water
You spelt the name of the best animal ever wrong. Also, Entei is not based on a black bear.
@@LightningDragonGamer lol good one.
Laxus Dreyar Suicune literally howls at the moon but “ok”
Muneo saito, desiger of suicune, has actually described it as being "leopard-like" in interviews as opposed to being a cheetah. if i remember right, there is a link to these interviews in the trivia section of suicunes bulbapedia article.
Since i was a kid i thought that entie was a lion, raikou is a saber tooth and suicune was cheetah
Well yeah, Raikou is based on a Sabre-toothed Tiger, Suicune is based on a Cheetah, and Entei is based on this weird type of Rock Lion or something? That one is weird.
"rock lion"
... You mean Lion DOG.
Raikou IS the coolest, thank you!!
Always thought Suicune was a cheetah, but didn't know that bit about wearing a leopardskin! That's cool. :)
His is misinformed about these mythological creatures the reincarnated of the north wint base on boraes the God of the north wint from Greek.the fu lion is base on the Chinese native dog called Tibetan Mastiff look similar to a lion and plus it supposed to be a hybrid between a lion and a dog in mythology. raiju is a lightning wolf able to shapeshifting into a tiger, weasel or a fox. The image he show is it weasel form.
It's not entirely fault of people to call them dogs, but the Game Freak team who forgot to correct the name of Legendary Beasts.
But to make clear why were called dogs in the first place is because the original designs of the beta depicted them as canines.
I thought Suicune was a Lynx.. Ether way, They are Cats! Sabertooth Tiger, Lion, and apparently Leopard.
Suicune is a quilin
FINALLY A MAN OF CULTURE
Good analysis, I agree that they aren’t dogs, not much canine traits.
Suicune just became my second favorite of the trio (with Raikou being the first) as leopards and especially snow leopards are my favorite big cats
How many Leopards have long snouts like Suicune or bark? 🙃
Thank you for making this video, I have argued over this more times than I can count especially since I grew up believing the legendary beasts where cats. For some reason most of the people calling them dogs are westerners... I live in Europe and have never heard anyone call them dogs there before.
They are Sable tooth tiger
@@RoronoaARTS Well one of them is. They are all different kinds of cats. Entei is mostly based on a lion, Suicune is most likely a cheetah and Raikou a saber tooth tiger.
hyenas aren't canines or felines they have their own category
This is what I was about to say. Haha
Tho they are closer related to felines than dogs
@@ksoundkaiju9256 Actually they are closely related to Magoose.
I've always seen them as big cats
Perfect arguments and facts stated. Cats, yes feline. I always went with beast myself, but you laid it all out clear. Legendary cats
No they arent! Its not perfectly stated arguments! The dude called Hyenas Felines when they arent! Hyenas belong to their own group! Yeah they arent cainines either but him stating they are felines is misinformation
I swear if he said Crabs are acxually aracnids youd nod your empty head at him lmao.
No dogs here! Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families. Instead, they are so unique that they have a family all their own, Hyaenidae. There are four members of the Hyaenidae family: the striped hyena, the “giggly” spotted hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf (it's a hyena, not a wolf).
FAMILY: Hyaenidae
GENUS: Hyaena
SPECIES: hyaena
Ever since I was little I knew they were big cats and suicune was a type of mythological based one but with some leopard in there but my friends wouldn't listen just looking at entei and raikou is enough I mean...raikou is obviously a saber tooth tiger you dont even need to think about that like come on now people XD doesn't it give it away raikou having those huge incisors
they are not dogs, they are not cats, they are both and they are neither: they are beasts. just like eevee. yes, eevee is a beast
No, they're only apart of the cat family. Entei is a lion, Raikou is a sbre toothed cat and Suicune is a leopard
Holy shit i came up with a theory that mightyena is connected with the beasts
This guy here is one of the most underappreciated people in the entire history of TH-cam. Speqtor can fucking teach like he's a professor of pokemon at Harvard. Goddam.
Thank you for making this! I've thought this way for a long time.
Totally agree that Raikou and Entei are obvious. Suicune is a little more ambiguous, but your evidence pointing to it being a leopard is solid. Good video!
I’ve always liked the Eeveelutions origin theory, but I’ve never thought that made them canines. It just made sense to me since the types line up.
Hyena are not cat but their own species called Hyaenidae and suborder feliformia
Speqtor saving the day! I too was shocked at how this is hardly covered.
It's one of those things that I used to have frustrating discussions about like 15 years ago...where I couldn't for the life of me understand how other people were not seeing them to clearly be cats.
I can just link this video next time this shit "debate" shows up on reddit or wherever, thanks.
One thing you've touched upon that also just makes my eyes roll, is when people go for the "the beasts were originally eeveelutions" thing... like, a huge point of the entire Ho-oh revival story is how Ho-oh took the 3 elements from the event (the lightning that struck the tower, the fire it caused and the rain that doused it) and embodied the 3 resurrected creatures with those specific elements. Like gee, what a fucking coincidence that they already had exactly those 3 elements to begin with, and I guess Ho-oh could have just ignored the whole thing and boosted the elements they already had, what a dummy. I guess? And it's even worse when the most obvious and straightforward alternative to them being eeveelutions, happens to be a way more elegant one that perfectly fits the story... that is, the beasts originally being PLAIN EEVEES. You know... the creature that kind of transforms and gains elemental powers when exposed to a strong source of those elements? Sounds incredibly like what Ho-oh did to the dead Pokémon.... but no, they were totally eeveelutions xD
They are not dogs
Before I start watching the video: FUCKING THANK YOU!!!!!
After watching the video: Funny how you can connect Raikou and Suicune to Thunderous and Tornadous, but theres pretty much no connections between Entei and Landorus
OK I'm convinced now haha. Good job. Keep making videos!
Hyena are not Felines, they are closely related to Mongoose.
Nope they are related to civets
No, they're only apart of the cat family. Entei is a lion, Raikou is a sbre toothed cat and Suicune is a leopard
I take that back the legendary BEASTS are NOT dogs NOT cats they are beasts . Just because something is based on another thing doesn't mean that it is that thing
They're Legendary Cats!
Raikou's a Sabertooth Tiger
Entei's a Lion
Suicune's a Snow Leopard
The only one that really has dogs traits is Entei it has some resemblance tho coincidental to large short-muzzled dogs, such as a mastiff. Entei's brown shaggy fur and white paws and muzzle are similar to a St. Bernard, a large dog known for its strength. Entei still is a lion.
I don't know man but Entei completely acts like a Lion in the third movie
The only legendary dog is obviously zygarde 10 percent
If you think Raikou is a dog,you are an idiot
******Zacian and Zamazenta****** : Are we a joke to you?
It’s cats
Im so glad someone finally set this straight, i cant stand when people say they are dogs
They are more like beasts or cats then dogs. I likes this video very much. Good content👍
The legendary dogs are not these 3, but rather, the legendary dogs would be the duo of Zacian and Zamazenta.
About Luxray
Last time I checked,lynxes can't roar,instead,they can purr like house cats
Luxray is not a lion,but a lynx
Yay cats
9:10 is that your cat
iz a cute cat
Entei = lion
Suicune = puma
Raikou =tiger
Suicune is jaguar because jaguar can swim
Cool thus legendary cats
I just assumed they were simply four legged beasts.
I think I only heard them referred to as dogs like- once.
Omg I use to fight for this!!! I’d see people say they were dogs it made me so mad for some reason 🤣🤣 I always knew they were cats
Why can't it be both like how you explained eevee
PREACH 👏 IT 👏
Not to mention foxes aren't even canine, they're vulpine.
Fox are in the Canidae family
@@majesticgothitelle1802 shhhhh let me feel smart
Like that matters to Pokemon fans lmao. The same fans who swear up and down echidnas, weasels, and badgers are rats.
Foxes ARE dogs,you idiot!
Entei was the only good argument. The other 2 were terrible arguements
Totally Agree
It can happen but if they look like canine they’re most likely canine.the dogs are based off cats but the official term has always been legendary dogs
Grey wolf is the largest member of the dog family
why not both?
Thank you for making this
Tiger lion , suicune could be a wolf so he’s the only dog but he’s more like a jaguar
finally someone actually is using their brain
Watched this video, and Came back after DP (and I really liked it, even if it may not be seen as “great”) to comment. This type of video is really good, I’d love to see more like it, even if it doesn’t get tons of views cause I honestly think they’re destined to happen.
❤️ (no homo)
Raikou: Manectric/Electrike
Entei: Arcanine/Growlithe
Suicune: Liepard- Brought by a man from the unova region. Reason is he is an ancient traveller.
Not sure tho its just predictions.
Pls read my answers xD.
I answers this cause ho oh can give life without giving them the same type and ive noticed that lightning strike the building so thats the sign of raikou, sets it on fire thats entei finally put out by rain water from a storm thats suicune. Problem solve xD.
I think Suicune is not a leopard - i view him definetly as a Panther. Still cat tho
You should provide a link to the Pixelites channel on your end card. It would be a godd way to promote the channel.
Pixelites is on a hiatus right now :/
Raikou is a tiger
Yo, my sister got her best friend that same Bonsly plush for her birthday. Got to play with the chubby little boi, 10/10
Pokémon are only designed in the image of real animals. So even if they started off as dog like Pokémon they clearly became cat like Pokémon’s when they were literally transformed into different beings 💀😂 it’s wild how many people will swear til their death that they are dogs
I was in a huge debate with my friends years ago claiming them to be cats after looking closely at their faces. I saw a lion and a saber-tooth tiger with Entei and Raikou, but could never tell what Suicune was based off.
leopard
Not trying to start anything but hyenas aren't cats either they are there own class of animal
SNOW LEOPARD FOOL
Suicune is a unicorn got it.
Makes a lot of sense 😁
I love you speq
Ty for the info
Hyenas aren't really cats either. They're more closely related to cats than dogs but they're not a part of felidae (that is, cats), they are a part of feliformia, which does include cats but also includes mongooses, and civets, among other things. Anyway they're not cats any more than bears are dogs
I don't care I'm calling him Raikuu
Any ways all pokemon are beasts
(obviously)
I've spent the last 26 years of my life thinking and being sure they we're dog. Well I guess you got me guy lol
But... They are beasts Raikou and entei are more likely to be cats given the claws... suicune however... doesn't have claws... though Idk that I would call it a wolf or dog either... I feel like it would probably take multiple inspirations... As when you look at the models of suicune, when you get further in the timeline it's snout tends to grow. I definitely agree with you but I will continue to take a neutral stance calling them beasts.
Rai-kuu not Rai-koo
My dude is that a zomboy flag
This guy: just because the unknown Pokémon that perished in the fire look like canines doesn’t mean the legendary beats are dogs.
Also this guy: Look! The legendary beasts have all these feline features. So they MUST be cats!
SMH the logic of people who think the legendary beasts are cats…… 🤦🏻♂️🙄😂
Raiku is clearly a tiger
They're cogs
wHy Is ThIs ViDeO oNlY aBoUt HyEnAs
I'm a dog before "big cat" good and not dog oid years japan huh? 🤷♂️
Okay, there are HUGE point wich you don't covered - Raikou, Suicune and Entei beta sprites from Spaceworld demo.
Beta designs of the trio are obviously dogs (especially Entei)
That's an argument for the beta designs being based on dogs, sure, but they're called beta designs for a reason: they were scrapped.
Actually raikou is based on a yo kai called raijou if i spelt that right not a saber tooth and entei is based on the creators dog and suicune is based on "the kirin" a mythical dragon dear. none of these pokemon are based on cats
Beast pokemon may be a much more appropriate label but entei is definitely a dog 100% bite me. But overall the only thing that can confirm what exactly they are is if they confirmed what pokemon they came from before they were reincarnated by ho ho
Entei is a lion and Raikou is based on the Raiju's tiger form
Yes they are cats
Bonsli is on your bed!!! Guess u did do what you said in you're last video 😂
I always knew the others were cats, but I had no clue suicune was a cat
Why are you calling us smelly wankers? :-( And what is a shopro?
Shopro is the company that distributes the Pokemon anime, and are notorious for copyright claiming people's videos even when they fall under fair use. So the more I covered up/altered the footage, the less likely they are to claim my video.
I’m going have to say calling them the powerful beasts is way more better than the more harmless dogs or cats.
I guess Terms like The legendary Cats or the Legendary Mammals is Just to plain so calling them The legendary Dogs is just more fun.
Cats don't BARK.
I have a cat that barks when he's excited
Dogs dont roar
Or maybe, like eevee and its evolutions, they take inspiration from both dogs and cats.
I always thought they were all different animals, Entei was a dog, Raiku was a cat, and Suicine was a hyena
How dare you teach me things while I ecpect not being taught things.
In the fire they were Arcanine
Entei base off Chinese also called fu dog they base of both a lion and dog that why it called foo lion dogs, raichu, base off of raiju normally a lightning wolf in Japanese myth but it have shapeshifting into a tiger or a weasel the image you just showed. I don't know what suicune base off but maybe from norse mythology the Skadi, Calopus or warg. Plus the the reincarnated of the north wint came from Greek mythology not Japanese mythology called boreas God the the north wint. Both Arcanine and Entei are base on the same creatures. plu their dogs breeds that look like lion that fu lion base off of like the Tibetan Mastiff and the foo dog
Entei is most definitely a large dog. Raikou is (obviously -_-) a *Sabertooth* Tiger. Suicune is a drag queen. Duh.
A large lion*