Dog, Tatlo (Tatlo & Travois) (RETIRED)
Dec 19, 2023 21:24:24 GMT -5
Post by mamared on Dec 19, 2023 21:24:24 GMT -5
With so many pieces in Kaya's collection retiring recently, I decided to stop by the store today and pick up Tatlo before he's gone. I already have two earlier Tatlos, both purchased new with the travois back in about 2017. Like most things, though, Tatlo has evolved over time, and I like the most recent version even better - especially since I already have the travois!
All of the Tatlos that I have have plush bodies without any armature wires. They're all soft and pretty cute in my opinion, but the 2017ish versions do have a goofier facial expression. They have prominent light colored circles around their eyes and the dark streak down their muzzles, and while 2023 Tatlo also has these markings, the transition is a little less harsh. 2023 Tatlo also has an endearing tilt to his head, as if he just heard something or is thinking something over, rather than just standing there looking worried or goofy.
(2023 Tatlo is on the far right)
The 2023 Tatlo is a little chonkier that the 2017ish version, and one of the things I noticed first (and that helped convince me I needed another Tatlo in the pack) is that this guy's tail curves up and he carries it over his back, just like the much-loved malamutes I lived with for many years. My other Tatlos have tails that stick out and curve a little to one side or the other, but they don't curve up over their backs. (From reading descriptions and seeing pictures of the earlier armatured versions, it looks like this may have been a possibility with the earliest Tatlos, just not the ones in the interim.)
(2023 Tatlo is on the far right in these pics, too.)
At some point I'll try out the travois on this guy; I haven't done it yet, so can't speak to whether it works just as well on him as on the earlier Tatlos. But at the very least, he makes a good companion, and I'm glad he joined our pack!
All of the Tatlos that I have have plush bodies without any armature wires. They're all soft and pretty cute in my opinion, but the 2017ish versions do have a goofier facial expression. They have prominent light colored circles around their eyes and the dark streak down their muzzles, and while 2023 Tatlo also has these markings, the transition is a little less harsh. 2023 Tatlo also has an endearing tilt to his head, as if he just heard something or is thinking something over, rather than just standing there looking worried or goofy.
(2023 Tatlo is on the far right)
The 2023 Tatlo is a little chonkier that the 2017ish version, and one of the things I noticed first (and that helped convince me I needed another Tatlo in the pack) is that this guy's tail curves up and he carries it over his back, just like the much-loved malamutes I lived with for many years. My other Tatlos have tails that stick out and curve a little to one side or the other, but they don't curve up over their backs. (From reading descriptions and seeing pictures of the earlier armatured versions, it looks like this may have been a possibility with the earliest Tatlos, just not the ones in the interim.)
(2023 Tatlo is on the far right in these pics, too.)
At some point I'll try out the travois on this guy; I haven't done it yet, so can't speak to whether it works just as well on him as on the earlier Tatlos. But at the very least, he makes a good companion, and I'm glad he joined our pack!