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I've tried to do a bit more of research on pūķis, with some mixed results

These dragons steal money, grain and sometimes milk cows and fat horses for their owners. A pretty big feat for something about 4 feet long
Apparently they can change color, because farmers can tell if a pūķis is hunting for goods or has already found them by telling if they're bright red or dark blue, respectively (you can force them to lose their loot by taking off your trousers/skirt). When bright red they're often described as balls of fire or flying snakes/kites with burning tails
You can get a pūķis by keeping a rooster for 9 years and them carry its egg under your armpit for 3, or by purchasing them at the market. They're kept in the attic and have to be properly fed (milk, honey, bread and cereal I think) or they'll bring misfortune
They don't like knives or silver bullets

In my interpretation (and considering Latvia is not an actual pūķis) Latvia is a small wyvern like dragon. Although small and seemingly weak, he's actually strong enough to carry things a lot heavier than himself
With those large eyes and "ears", he hunts mostly by sight and sound. His sense of smell is average though
He's not a fire breather, so instead he uses his voice to "hypnotize" his targets (Latvia has a huge singing culture and flying creatures tend to have huge lungs )

Description

I've tried to do a bit more of research on pūķis, with some mixed results

These dragons steal money, grain and sometimes milk cows and fat horses for their owners. A pretty big feat for something about 4 feet long
Apparently they can change color, because farmers can tell if a pūķis is hunting for goods or has already found them by telling if they're bright red or dark blue, respectively (you can force them to lose their loot by taking off your trousers/skirt). When bright red they're often described as balls of fire or flying snakes/kites with burning tails
You can get a pūķis by keeping a rooster for 9 years and them carry its egg under your armpit for 3, or by purchasing them at the market. They're kept in the attic and have to be properly fed (milk, honey, bread and cereal I think) or they'll bring misfortune
They don't like knives or silver bullets

In my interpretation (and considering Latvia is not an actual pūķis) Latvia is a small wyvern like dragon. Although small and seemingly weak, he's actually strong enough to carry things a lot heavier than himself
With those large eyes and "ears", he hunts mostly by sight and sound. His sense of smell is average though
He's not a fire breather, so instead he uses his voice to "hypnotize" his targets (Latvia has a huge singing culture and flying creatures tend to have huge lungs )