What kind of dog is Wookie?

Alaskan Malamute
Specifically, this lovable wookiee is based on George Lucas’ Alaskan Malamute, Indiana.

What breed is Chewbacca?

He is a wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk.

Is Chewbacca a pet?

Chewie is a wookiee and he is an animal. A sentient, highly intelligent animal. At least in the movies and Legands canon, Han considers Chewbacca to be his closest friend and equal.

Is a wookie a dog?

When you take a good look at a Wookiee, you may at first think they resemble a dog, though you could also say they resemble a cat, lemur, or ape-man and you’d still technically be right. In the end, Chewbacca became a mix of a dog, cat, lemur, and monkey but the animal influence didn’t stop there.

How old is Chewbacca in the force awakens?

234
Fast-forwarding to the sequel trilogy, and with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi both taking place in 34ABY, Chewbacca would be 234 in those movies, and then 235 in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which takes place a year later.

Is Chewie a dog?

Yes, Chewie has always been Han’s dog “A Malamute is a very large dog,” Lucas told Star Wars Galaxy Magazine in 1997, “like 130 pounds and bigger than a human being and very long-haired. Having her with me all the time inspired me to give Han Solo a sidekick who was like a big, furry dog.”

Can Chewbacca use the force?

Yes, not only are Wookiees capable of using Force, so is Chewbacca. But to my surprise, I found that he has never so much as touched a lightsaber in any of the canon films and the spin-offs. Yet, he is Force-sensitive.

What was Chewbacca really saying?

For the record, the first thing he says to Solo is, “Where the hell have you been?” This tradition has continued with the current crop of Star Wars flicks. Solo: A Star Wars Story co-screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan revealed in 2018 that in that flick’s script, all of Chewie’s lines were written in English.