This is really funny. I wonder if it's really true:
The majority of Malamutes are also fairly quiet dogs, seldom barking like most other dog breeds. When it does vocalize, more often than not they tend to "talk" by vocalizing a "woo woo" sound (the characteristic vocalizations of
Chewbacca in the
Star Wars films are based upon a Malamute named Indiana once owned by
George Lucas).
[7] Looks like it is true (the citation link)