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 Choose a name.
Archie shook paws with Choose a name the Tabby Cat. They both received one silver mole!
Choose a name and you found 5 "Pumpkin Gathering Autumn Bear" size 4.
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 Camo.
Archie shook paws with Camo the Green Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
Camo gave you 5 "Skeleton Shake (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 Dominion.
Archie shook paws with Dominion the Brown Lovable Labrador. They both received one silver mole!
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 BoBo.
Archie shook paws with BoBo 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 Violetto.
Archie shook paws with Violetto the Midnight Happy Dragon. 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 Boris Johnson.
Archie shook paws with Boris Johnson the Blue Eyed Scarecrow Boy. 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 Aunt Dora.
Archie shook paws with Aunt Dora the Meadow's Secret Caterpillar. 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 Flash.
Archie shook paws with Flash the Summerfly. They both received one silver mole!
Flash and you found 5 "Gathering Autumn’s Bounty Basket" 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 Angus McGregor.
Archie shook paws with Angus McGregor the Black Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
Angus McGregor gave you 1 "Dorothy's Retreat" size 7
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 Sabrina.
Archie shook paws with Sabrina the Blue Beautiful Unicorn. 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 Cookie.
Archie shook paws with Cookie the Tabby Cat. They both received one silver mole!
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 Edwina.
Archie shook paws with Edwina the Brown Owl. They both received one silver mole!
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 pinky pie.
Archie shook paws with pinky pie the Strawberry Milky Moo Cow. They both received one silver mole!
pinky pie and you found 5 "Pumpkin Basket Autumn Display" size 4.
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 Ringo.
Archie shook paws with Ringo the Black Feisty Fox. 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 Fyzbana.
Archie shook paws with Fyzbana the Green Happy Dragon. 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 mucki.
Archie shook paws with mucki the Grey Playful Kitten. They both received one silver mole!
mucki gave you 5 "Quiver Bat (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
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 Gordon.
Archie shook paws with Gordon the Green Happy Dragon. They both received one silver mole!
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 Benjamin.
Archie shook paws with Benjamin the Prairie Vole. They both received one silver mole!
Benjamin gave you 5 "Quiver Bat (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
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 Scaredy Cat.
Archie shook paws with Scaredy Cat the Scared Black Cat. They both received one silver mole!
Scaredy Cat gave you 5 "Skeleton Shimmy (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
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 Berry Sweet.
Archie shook paws with Berry Sweet the Fennec Fox. They both received one silver mole!
Berry Sweet gave you 5 "Skeleton Shimmy (Kooky Cookie)" FULL SIZE
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 Cinnamon.
Archie shook paws with Cinnamon the Short Haired Guinea Pig. They both received one silver mole!
Cinnamon and you found 5 "Horseshoes And Leaves, Decoration" size 4.
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 Ferdinand.
Archie shook paws with Ferdinand the Texas Baby Bull. 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 Morri.
Archie shook paws with Morri the Arctic Feisty Fox. 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!
Archie 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 Alexander.
Archie shook paws with Alexander the Black Feisty Fox. They both received one silver mole!
Alexander gave you 1 ""It's a Pet's Life!" Experience Badge" size 7