Dire Wolf Mount

I was looking for a Dire Wolf mini for a DND game I'm running. One of the players is playing a Paladin who has a Dire Wolf as their Faithful Steed. I wasn't able to find a suitable mini, but I found Remix hugolours posted here:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3529036

I made some edits:
I removed the base from the model to aid in printing with supports and removing the support material in post. I also needed the base to be completely round. I considered making the base on the reference model round, but opted to go this route in order to simplify the post-processing, removal of the support material, and painting the underside of the wolf. I've included an stl of a simple two-inch disc I modeled and intended to print and use as a base, but I opted to go with the purchased base as shown in the photos. The bases as shown in the photos are linked below.

Next, I added the structure at the top to allow a character mini to stand on top to reflect them mounting it. The base o