On a final note, several sources, including Leonard Maltin's Of Mice and Magic and the official Woody Woodpecker website, have identified Smedley as a polar bear even though this is obviously not true.
Smedley is a dog, and played the role of a dog in several cartoons, such as A Chilly Reception, I'm Cold, Hot and Cold Penguin, and Fish Hooked.
Why anyone, let alone the company that owns the character, would think Smedley is a polar bear is a mystery to me. Chilly Willy did have a polar bear friend in later cartoons named Maxie, and this may be where the confusion comes from.
http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/profiles/chilly/
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