Dorothy was born in a Welsh cave high up on a mountainside, far from civilization. She clawed her way out of her egg, then looked around. But there were no dragons to be found in the cave, nor any other creatures.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Zoomer.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Zoomer the Tabby Cat. They both received one silver mole!
There was another egg in the cave; but it was cold, and Dorothy could tell the baby dragon inside was not moving. Its heart did not beat; it lay lost in death.
Dorothy grieved for her unborn twin. But all the time she wondered, where was her mother?
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Ellie.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Ellie the Graceful Elephant. They both received one silver mole!
Ellie gave you 5 "Teetering Candy Corn (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
Dorothy wondered how she could find other dragons. She stepped out of the cave into the winter. There she discovered the fire within her kept her warm and gave her life.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Jelly Bean.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Jelly Bean the Dachshund. They both received one silver mole!
Jelly Bean and you found 5 "Girl Scarerow Hat, Red With White Flower" size 4.
As soon as Dorothy could fly, she began trying to find other dragons. She travelled to places named after them, such as Gaztelugatxe, Spain, where there is a Rock Dragon. No real dragons were there; just a church on the top.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Spot.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Spot the Brown Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
Dorothy went back to Spain and visited Dragon Island. But it seemed places had been named after dragons long ago. Then the dragons had all gone away, but their names remained. So Dorothy gave up looking for real dragons, and went home to Wales.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Pookey.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Pookey the Brown Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
Back in Wales, Dorothy saw a picture of a dragon on a wall. She decided to look for the very best pictures of dragons. What did people think they used to look like? Through their pictures, she could find out more about out who she was.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Artic.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Artic the Arctic Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
Bhutan has a dragon on its flag, so Dorothy searched there. Apparently people in Bhutan had known about dragons long ago and still remembered them. But there was not much art for her to see there that had been made recently.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Sarah.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Sarah the Midnight Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
Dorothy had high hopes of learning about her kin at the Chinese New Year Dragon Dance in Mauritius. But all the dragons were just costumes with people inside them. This told her people thought dragons were important, but costumes for humans could not look much like a real dragon.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Corgalicious.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Corgalicious the Corgi. They both received one silver mole!
Corgalicious and you found 5 "Fresh Pumpkins, Wooden Sign" size 4.
Dorothy heard China was the best place for dragons. She found a huge dragon sculpture. This must be what people thought dragons had looked like. But Chinese dragons might not be much like Welsh ones. Perhaps they were as different as Chinese and Welsh people are? All those coils!
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Bananas.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Bananas the Brown Funky Monkey. They both received one silver mole!
Bananas gave you 5 "Skeleton Shake (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
Near the sculpture Dorothy found a fairground where humans could ride on a beautiful model of a dragon. But this one was nothing like the sculpture. Either individual dragons must be very different, or these people were just guessing what they looked like.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Cuddles.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Cuddles the Blushing Koala. They both received one silver mole!
Dorothy was not sure if the Hong Kong Lion Dance featured a dragon or a lion. She asked the people inside the costume. They told her the dance went back to ancient times. Perhaps Dorothy would like to look at ancient dragon art?
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Tressla.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Tressla the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
Tressla gave you 1 "Collector's Treasure (Crystal Cluster)" size 8
Dorothy began travelling again, trying to find the very oldest pictures and sculptures of dragons. Perhaps they were made when people could still remember what her ancestors looked like. In the Chinese Forbidden City, Dorothy found a truly ancient sculpture.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet princess ♥ sparkles.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with princess ♥ sparkles the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. They both received one silver mole!
princess ♥ sparkles and you found 150 Frank 'n' Cents!
Dorothy returned to Bhutan. Now she was looking for the very oldest pictures of dragons, not the 'best' ones. She wondered if dragons had ever been drawn correctly by people, or did they just use them to represent their fears?
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Pandette.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Pandette the Strawberry Milky Moo Cow. They both received one silver mole!
Dorothy moved on to Thailand. In the north of that country she found dragons carved in ancient temples ... but she hoped she was not descended from a dragon-slug!
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Frosty.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Frosty the Playful Penguin. They both received one silver mole!
Travelling to the south of Thailand, Dorothy found majestic sculptures of dragons she would be proud to have been descended from. But she was happy to have one head, not three!
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Mr. Panda.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Mr. Panda the Panda Cub. They both received one silver mole!
All roads lead to China when you are looking for early dragon sculptures. Just like the huge modern sculpture she had seen in China, this older sculpture was all coils and tail. She was not much like this one.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Sunshine.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Sunshine the Silver Bunny. They both received one silver mole!
As she wandered round Chinese temples, for the first time Dorothy saw dragons depicted in large groups. Had they once lived in families? Now she missed her unborn sibling more than ever.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Hera.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Hera the Yellow Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
Hera and you found 5 "Fall Plaque, With Space For Your Message" size 4.
In Taiwan, Dorothy found ancient dragon sculptures in bright colours. For the first time she felt like she could be looking at one of her forbears! But this one was far more brightly coloured than she was.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Zoe.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Zoe the Midnight Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
Zoe gave you 1 "Dorothy the Explorer Dragon" size 7
Now Dorothy was beginning to run out of well-known dragon art and was having to peek in the less well-known and least hopeful areas. In Nepal, she found a stone carving which looked like it worked for the humans as a guard dragon.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Foxy Rex.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Foxy Rex the Red Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
In Sri Lanka, Dorothy found a brass casting set in stone. It looked like a hippo with a frill. Ugh! Surely dragons had never looked like this? She decided to go home to Europe and see if Western art depicted dragons which looked more like her.
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Sweetie.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Sweetie the Strawberry Milky Moo Cow. They both received one silver mole!
Oh, wonders! In Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dorothy at last found dragon art which really looked like her! So powerful, so majestic ... four legs, two wings and an elegant neck. This was how Dorothy would like to be depicted! But if there had once been dragons which looked like her, where did they all go?
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Toast.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Toast the Stormy Sky Bunny. They both received one silver mole!
Toast gave you 5 "Skeleton Shake (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
As she travelled home to Wales, Dorothy stopped in London to look for sculptures there. Beside this one was a copy of the legend of St George. Had George killed all the dragons? What had they done to him? Perhaps St George killed all but a very few who hid in Welsh mountains?
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Miss Taken.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Miss Taken the Brown Badger. They both received one silver mole!
Dorothy went to a museum where she saw a sculpture of a sad dragon. She felt just as sad. The only thing which could cheer her up would be flying off to strange new lands. Then Dorothy realised she had found her calling in life; to be an explorer!
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Lady Aelfgifu.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Lady Aelfgifu the Green Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
Dorothy gave you a really great gift, "Dorothy’s backpack" !
As soon as she knew her calling, Dorothy was mystically transported to her mother's side. Only after finding out who she was, could she meet her family. This is the way of dragons!
Rick O'Shade has enjoyed meeting Dorothy, but it is time to go home. Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also enjoy this event!
While learning about the Trait pets, you meet Tallulah.
Rick O'Shade shook paws with Tallulah the Red Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
Tallulah gave you 1 ""It's a Pet's Life!" Experience Badge" size 7
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