What is the breed of Andrew Cuomo’s dog?

ANDREW Cuomo was never going to go quietly - but it was believed to be his dog left howling rather than the disgraced governor.

The 63-year-old came under fire after it was claimed he and tried to rehome him after leaving his Albany mansion.

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What is the breed of Andrew Cuomo's dog?

s pet pooch is a three and a half-year-old Siberian-Sheperd-Malamute mix named Captain, who also goes by his pedigree moniker, Mountain Myst Snuggle.

Captain joined the Cuomo clan in 2018 at just 14 weeks old, with some people questioning whether he purchased the pup as a political move.

The rare breed, known for its distinctive howl, intelligence, and desire to please was expected to soften the .

Breeder Sharon O'Garro told the how Captain is a direct relation of that played the fictional "direwolves" in the HBO series .

She described the cross-breed as "very laid-back" and "not a bold dog, not an alpha".

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As Governor, Cuomo was notoriously unenthusiastic about animals until he got his one and only dog, Captain.

But he later took a leaf out of his predecessor's books and invited his pet into his mansion in Albany, upon the insistence of his .

Since adopting the playful pup, Cuomo regularly shared snaps playing and snuggling with him, while Captain was often pictured strutting around the grounds of the Executive Mansion.

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But ahead of his resignation speech on Monday, August 23, 2021, Cuomo allegedly asked staff at his home if for themselves,   reported.

Sources said a staffer accepted the offer to take the dog - who has previously bitten several people - home for a couple of days, but admitted it was difficult.

But vehemently denied these claims, tweeting: "Some people just can't get the facts straight.

"Yes, I was downstate monitoring storm response for a few days, but Captain and I are a man and his dog.

";He is part of our family and that’s the way it will always be."

Cuomo's senior adviser Richard Azzopardi also slammed the reports as "ill-informed" and "untrue".