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Description Now there's a good amount wrong with this, I freely admit, but there's also a good amount right with this and I'm posting it for the stuff that's right. and because I wanted to put up a Christmas themed picture in time.

I wasn't planning on doing a holiday picture but after going through my watch both on dev and elsewhere and seeing all the seasonal stuff, I thought, well, why not try -- and ended up revisiting my well loved familiar MG dogs (and cat) whom I haven't drawn in a really long time. I've missed these guys and I feel like we have a lot to catch up on, especially since canonically all these pups are well past two years old by now and I still feel like they're the age they are in the picture. No time like the present to get back in touch.

This was probably the photo that Beth and Johnny sent in their Christmas cards in 2008. I wanted to draw the pups still pretty young, I missed out on their younger days and I'm sorry for that.

For those of you that don't know who they are, Dusty the bully whippet is on the far top right, and below him Demon the Ibizan/Greyhound cross looks up with the innocent adoration of a younger sister. Beside her are the other youngsters: the best of friends Tender the cocker spaniel and Kite the whippet, preparing to play tug of war with a stray piece of tinsel, and on the extreme bottom left Adriana the Basset/basenji, who has apparently discovered an interesting smell leading somewhere outside the photo frame. Kite's parents Wings and Penny look on, Wings with some bemusement regarding his hat, and Cari the cat gets lost in a daydream.

And to the rest of you, have a fantastic holiday regardless of what you celebrate (or don't), and here's to a great new year to come. Lotsa' love.

Penny, Wings, Dusty, Kite, Cari © ~swiftwhippet /Shelley L. 2010
Tender ©
Demon ©
Adriana © 
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Comments: 42

Miss-Dog-Lover [2018-11-21 17:44:20 +0000 UTC]

I love it!

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WolvesCatsAndCrows [2013-10-03 17:24:59 +0000 UTC]

They are so cute! Would you maybe consider making a character for a new group I've started? Its sort of a wild dog pack roleplaying group, but we would be more then happy to have you! The rules and how to join are on this link, so please, check us out. <3 the-stray-house.deviantart.com…

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swift-whippet In reply to WolvesCatsAndCrows [2013-10-04 06:50:19 +0000 UTC]

Don't really have time to participate in any more of these things at the moment, but thanks for the invite!

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WolvesCatsAndCrows In reply to swift-whippet [2013-10-05 02:02:41 +0000 UTC]

No problem! You know where to find us if you change your mind. <3

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CelestiaTheFilly [2013-08-20 14:02:28 +0000 UTC]

awww look at the wippets

 

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UnicornPhantom [2012-11-01 07:09:19 +0000 UTC]

This is such an amazing picture, and I love it so much. Besides, there is certainly no harm in getting into the holiday spirit early, and who better to help with that than dogs... mostly.

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swift-whippet In reply to UnicornPhantom [2012-11-03 21:45:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! Not sure how helpful they were with decorating, but I imagine that this is them posed for Christmas cards that their people will then send out xD

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UnicornPhantom In reply to swift-whippet [2012-11-04 09:19:55 +0000 UTC]

That would be really awesome.

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mayshing [2010-12-26 20:50:38 +0000 UTC]

merry Christmas and happy holidays to u too. ^^

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swift-whippet In reply to mayshing [2010-12-27 00:17:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you hope you had a good one.

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squirrelmafia [2010-12-26 18:22:34 +0000 UTC]

Love it

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swift-whippet In reply to squirrelmafia [2010-12-27 00:16:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks!!

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sotee [2010-12-26 17:05:30 +0000 UTC]

Fft <3 Love, as always.

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swift-whippet In reply to sotee [2010-12-27 00:17:38 +0000 UTC]

thankya <333

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Ghulhund [2010-12-26 06:16:20 +0000 UTC]

Awwww this is so cute! I love all their expressions C: Bravo to you for being able to made all these different critters look so good with each other. I like the sketchy look the line-art has too.

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swift-whippet In reply to Ghulhund [2010-12-26 11:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Rami the lines were done in ballpoint pen in my sketchbook - less room for error, but I actually prefer the way it feels to pencils for sketching - plus the lack of smudging once the ink dries is a nice bonus.

hope your Christmas was awesome.

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BlueFlyer [2010-12-25 18:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I absolutely adore this!! Dusty and Demon are my favorites!! I love those poses, and I love how innocently sweet Dusty looks. You never fail to make that bug guy look so adorable and so true to his character! That goes without saying, all of your character drawings resemble their personalities very well, but imho none more than Dusty. Kite looks adorable there with Tender!! And OMG Penny and Wings, proud mama and papa. <33 Cari X3 Daydreaming! Love this!! Happy Holidays Swifty!

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swift-whippet In reply to BlueFlyer [2010-12-26 00:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Eee thanks muchly! <3 as always, means a lot that you like. I need to start drawing these guys more, it's been way too long since I've really done anything with them.

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Fimrah [2010-12-25 13:54:59 +0000 UTC]

Aw, this is so sweet! They style is great. I like the arrangement of the characters, from big to small. ;D Lovely work!

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swift-whippet In reply to Fimrah [2010-12-25 15:36:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much

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mikurose [2010-12-25 00:42:07 +0000 UTC]

soooooo cuuuute!!!!! Happy Holidays to you girl

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swift-whippet In reply to mikurose [2010-12-25 01:03:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank yoooouu, right back atcha

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guidedoglover [2010-12-24 22:02:06 +0000 UTC]

I love this! The mixture of different expressions and attitudes is so well portrayed. I especially like Tender and Kite. So cute! And I love how different you make each breed. Another fantastic job!

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swift-whippet In reply to guidedoglover [2010-12-25 01:05:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much <3 Merry Christmas, also!

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guidedoglover In reply to swift-whippet [2010-12-25 20:33:02 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Merry Christmas to you, too!

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Maxrunn [2010-12-24 20:50:11 +0000 UTC]

lovely!! I missed penny and wings

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swift-whippet In reply to Maxrunn [2010-12-25 01:02:29 +0000 UTC]

heh, I did too hun. <3 WE NEED TO RP AGAIN YES

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Maxrunn In reply to swift-whippet [2010-12-25 22:16:51 +0000 UTC]

YES WE DO!!!

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sakuradragon [2010-12-24 20:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Really love this! Definitely a +fave

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swift-whippet In reply to sakuradragon [2010-12-25 01:02:08 +0000 UTC]

aww, thank you!

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verybluebird [2010-12-24 19:39:05 +0000 UTC]

I love the colours in this, and all their expressions as well! A really cute holiday drawing with a lot of character!

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swift-whippet In reply to verybluebird [2010-12-25 01:01:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! <3 I do like the challenge of drawing multiple-character pictures, makes things interesting.

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verybluebird In reply to swift-whippet [2010-12-25 01:11:12 +0000 UTC]

It does! I haven't done it in a while though, come to think of it.

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blue-foxy [2010-12-24 19:31:35 +0000 UTC]

I feel the hapiness and Christmas atmosphere from this picture : D Really good drawing, dear!

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swift-whippet In reply to blue-foxy [2010-12-25 01:01:17 +0000 UTC]

eee, thank you I was hoping I'd captured that in some measure.

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ZenyattaRocks17 [2010-12-24 19:16:21 +0000 UTC]

These are so cute! The expressions are beautiful and the outfits are adorable. Love this <3

And my Whippet's name is Dusty xD

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swift-whippet In reply to ZenyattaRocks17 [2010-12-24 19:19:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, dressing up dogs for Christmas is so cute. and yay that's awesome! It's actually short for Gold-dust, but nobody calls him Gold-dust ever, least of all me, so I may just change his name to Dusty permanently. xD

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ZenyattaRocks17 In reply to swift-whippet [2010-12-24 21:57:27 +0000 UTC]

Well, he's certainly a cute bully Whippet <3

My Dusty's registered name is Run Dusty Run.. so we call him Dusty... but he seems to have a lot of other nicknames too xD

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Anniepopokios [2010-12-24 19:07:20 +0000 UTC]

My goodness this is precious! I must say that the cocker spaniel is my favorite.
I love how all their Christmas outfits are different!

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swift-whippet In reply to Anniepopokios [2010-12-24 19:16:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! yeah I kind of made this up as I went along, haha, but I'm happy with the results.

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Payna [2010-12-24 19:04:35 +0000 UTC]

Awwww, this is adorable. All of their expressions are great and I love the playful/devious look in Kite's eyes. XD I've always loved these guys, and Demon is just too cute. I've always loved how you've portrayed him.

I too miss my MG puppies and kitties. *sigh* I'm such a putz for just leaving like I did.

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swift-whippet In reply to Payna [2010-12-24 19:18:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! And yes I love Demon, so happy I adopted her from you. Somehow I never get tired of the sweetheart characters, despite my having so many of my own and other people's. xD

Hey, real life happens to us all and you're no exception. I hope we'll both be back on there RPing away at some point.

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