what animal is pochacco

Pochacco is a fictional character produced by Sanrio in 1989. He is a white dog with black floppy ears and no visible mouth. According to official character profiles, he was born in Fuwafuwa Town on February 29 in a leap year. Pochacco is often portrayed dressed in athletic attire, with a sporty and playful personality. He is a great basketball player and a soccer goalie, and he loves going for walks and eating banana ice cream. Pochacco is a vegetarian canine who loves carrots and banana ice cream. His name means "chubby" in Japanese.