Dusty is part of the same mail team as Kodi in Balto III: Wings of Change and was the only female dog on the team.
She blames their lateness in delivering the mail on the treacherous spring snow, and, like two of her mail team members, does not take their running late very seriously.
Physical Appearance
Dusty's color palette is similar to Balto's but several shades lighter: A dull gray-brown on her back the color of sun-dried dirt and a lighter on her underside the color of dirt-smeared snow. She has dark blue eyes that gleam with a determined light.
Appearances
Balto III: Wings of Change
Dusty is first seen delivering mail to the various places in Nome with her sled team. After the delivery, Dusty stops her team from bickering and states that it was the snow which slowed them down. When she hears her team's job is threatened by the new air mail service, she tries to find answers to their predicament. Dusty determines to race the bush plane in an effort to help her team keep their job and asks Balto to lead them. The team wins and she thanks Balto later during their celebration, not knowing that they only won because of mechanical problems with the plane.
When Balto steps forward with his concern for Duke's safety, Dusty, like the others, is entirely against the idea of helping the "enemy." When Kodi later wants to go and help his father, Dusty first doubts his loyalty to them then accuses him of "joining the enemy." After Kodi leaves, Dusty is surprised and follows him to the door, looking shocked when he left. With the rest of the team, Dusty comes to the rescue and saves Balto and Duke from falling off a cliff and helps pull Duke back to Nome.
Trivia
- Dusty and Ralph were planned to be mates in the third movie, but the writers didn't have time to put scenes in to explore this.
- Lots of people assumed that Dusty loved Kodi by the reaction she gave when Kodi disbanded from the group. However, they were never planned to be mates in any way.
- Dusty is the only confirmed female to be a sled dog
- Dusty uses Aleu's animation model.
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