At first I thought it was some form of bear with wings. But looking at it's paws and fangs, I thought maybe it was based off of a saber-toothed tiger? Or a lion perhaps? What do you think?? Is there anywhere on Subeta that tells you what the pets are based off of?

beardogtigerbird. end of story.

there's supposed to be an encylopaedia coming out eventually, I've heard, but I don't know if that'll contain exactly what you're looking for. most are pretty straight-forward, like the ruffie is a dog, jollin is a fox, lain is,well, a bird...

I always thought of them as a cross between Foo Dogs, bears and saber-toothed-tigers, myself. With wings. Yeah. : D

I think of them as leaning more towards the bears category myself. Bears with a twist.