>>55982597>>55982621>>55982673M. Lycanroc is a very subtle form of this concept, if you pay attention its white fur on its back emulates being a second superimposed skin, the spikes on its back being the hooves of sheepskin, and the beak is the black head, Specifically, it simulates being the skin of a Suffolk sheep.
Also noteworthy is that this form has dog ears instead of wolf ears, a side effect of domestication is that tame behavior was associated with genes for ears, tail, and fur. In the case of the Pokemon it could be part of its costume.