Yuki from GDATJ...

[Kuro]

I never read the full manga pages of Ginga Densetsu Anju To Jiromaru, and have been curious of the dog, Yuki. When I go to the wikia page, they call Yuki a girl ... But what stumps me is that Yoshi doesn't draw her as one. He didn't give her the exaggerated beautiful eyelashes he gives every female character he draws, dog or human. She has the eye style similar to the Koga dogs or background male dogs. In the story, she's said to be a skilled bear hound (not strange, since Cross is one) and even bit off her foot to send a message to her family. It's hard imagining Yoshi actually making a strong female dog that'd push herself to that limit of mutation. I was wondering if there's a mistake on her wikia page and she's actually a male or is she really female? I'm crossing fingers that she's female, but it's hard trusting Yoshi to go forward with that... just look at Jerome's kids that is said to consist of 3 males and 2 females, and yet they all looked like males as well, while Bellatrix looks very feminine as a pup and teen like the other females.

[Kit]

I haven't read Anju and Jiroumaru, but it's not a mistake, she's Gin's niece, as stated right here:



老マタギ沢村義人の相棒名を"ユキ"という
The old Matagi, Yoshito Sawamura's partner was named "Yuki."

伝説の熊犬リキの孫であり 銀の姪 ウイードのいとこにあたる 有能なる熊犬であった
She was the grandchild of the legendary bear hound Riki, Gin's niece, and Weed's cousin. She was a skilled bear hound.


The "grandchild" and "cousin" used are gender neutral and it doesn't use any gender-based pronouns, but 姪 is "niece." I could be wrong, but I think she is also the puppies' mother. Hope this helps.

Edit: I flipped to another chapter and she is their mother.



Jiroumaru addresses her as 母さん (Mother.)

[Durango]

Just wanted to say that in addition to the narrative confirming it, we also see Yuki nursing her puppies during the story. 

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