"In 2011 Northern Inuit dogs were cast as the direwolves in the first season of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.[2]"
I would die from laughter and mauling of those things got after me. If I looked back and saw them trotting along after me, I would fall over laughing. And then probably get my throat ripped out by midget wolves.
On the left, you can see what a Saarloos Wolfhound looks like. Does it look gaunt to you in any way or form? Does it have a GerShep colour or pattern? No. Because, while it can have colour and pattern of a GerShep, it´s not a mus.