Odin and Thor were trained by the very talented and popular Caroline Benoist, including how to ‘howl’ on command. Odin and Thor (they are brothers and are named after the Greek gods of war in real life) starred in many scenes including the ‘finding of the Direwolf puppies’ scene, and now you can meet them at their home, Winterfell Castle, by prior arrangement. HBO were unable to use real wolves in filming due to UK laws and the fact that they had to work with small children, so the production team used Northern Inuit dogs as these are the closest thing to a real wolf – they are a domestic dog breed closely resembling a wolf. In the opening scenes in Season 1 ‘Winter is Coming’, the five Stark children – Robb, Sansa, Bran, Arya and Rickon – plus Jon Snow, each adopt a Direwolf puppy after they find the orphaned litter in the Wolfswood beside their dead mother.Įver wondered what the Direwolves would be like in real life? Well now is your chance.