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Could it be possible that she's the same breed as Rita from Oliver and Company,what are your humble opinions??

This is a good point, and I do believe that, while not noted in either film, they may both be of some sort of Afghan-ish Hound, due to markings and looks.

But no one is certain, as it may just be the hair that makes them look similar.

I don't know what breed Rita is, but I'm pretty sure it said Sasha was an Irish Setter on the back of the box.

On the back of my ADGTH 2 dvd, it said that Sasha was an Irish Setter. Her and Rita look similar, but I don't think they're the same breed.

Thanks for the confirmation. And really, you never know. Rita could be an Irish Setter, or part one. Some breeds have a certain amount of wiggle room in appearance, especially when you throw in grooming habits. For example, Sasha expressed a passing interest in making sure she looked good in one or two episodes of the series (in Magical Misery Tour, for instance, she referred to getting her fur done). Rita, on the other hand, strikes me subjectively as enough of a stray (for want of a better way to put it) that one might guess she cared very little about how she looked, perhaps to the extent of deliberately mis-grooming herself, as it were.

It, does say that, she is an Irish Setter,but I've seen a lot of people who say she is a Saluki.

Killer was the saluki.
Sasha has been confriemd as a setter. As for Rita, I'll say she's your classic mixed breed. Possibly setter mixed with afgan.
Althou that...hair style?....is common on most animated female dogs, mostly disney. Millionaie Dogs...I think its called...has a dog too with the same style hair/ear combo.

I could tell she is not an Afghan Hound. So I will agree to this one.

We all know Sasha is an Irish Setter for certain

Rita... prolly some sort of mutt, prolly with some Afghan or something along the sight hound lines

Sasha is an Irish Setter and Rita is an Afghan Hound :3

There are a lot of female dogs with similar hairstyles and could easily be categorized as the same breed (like Dixie from Fox and the Hound 2, who I think is supposed to be either an Irish Setter or a Golden Retriever)

Now Dixie, I would say, is an Irish Setter. I'm not sure how anyone could take her for a Golden Retriever.

Sasha is an irish setter, but sure doesn't look like one.

Well, I noticed also that both dogs look similar. However, in Oliver & Company, most of the dogs are mutts. So she could very possibly be a mix. Sasha, however, was probably most likely an Irish Setter like everyone else said X3

Rita's a bit different story, though, if you ask me.

Well, considering they're both strays, they could both be mutts. Sasha mostly Irish Setter like Charlie's mostly German Shepard.
Although I read somewhere that Sasha was just Irish Setter, and it is possible for she might not ALWAYS have been a stray.
I haven't seen the movie in a while, but I'm relatively certain she didn't talk about her past.
I'm fairly certain Rita's a mutt. Of what, I dunno. At least setter.

On the back of the DvD cover it states that Sasha is an Irish Setter, and may very well be a purebred. Rita is obviously a mutt or afghan hound. If we all know this then what is the point in taking this discussion further?