Hybrid mutant latest

Is it a dog or something else? Looks a bit like one of the creatures from 'Where the Wild things are'. I am begining to hatch a plot where I cross a dog with a ferret to create the ultimate biting machine - probably look a little like a wolverine. It's nice to know though that in this crazy world of war and international terrorism a shaggy dog story can cause so much interest. Maybe we could settle disputes by trying to breed as fierce a mutant animal as possible and set it against the other country's mutant monster. I'd even watch the news if there was something like that on it.