Mm, indeed. It has a similar flavor to many other canine-like Pokemon in my world, such as Stoutland, or perhaps more like the Houndoom that live far away in the Johto region...

[Yeah, um, ignoring our trainer for now to focus on talking with Mightyena. About Archie... Sharpedo or Muk would probably be better as the ones to tell you about this, but...]