The OG 101 Dalmatians Family and Delilah’s Ancestors!
(Sorry for any typos in advance!)
Ah the Spotts family! A heritage with a… not so long history. The Spotts family began when its founder, Pongo Spotts, got in a row with his father over his plan to become a musician. Fed up with his old man, Pongo changed his name (Both first and last) moving out of the family home to the city in London, renting a flat with his human friend, and fellow musician, Roger.
They worked a while as jingle writers, Roger dabbling into romantic music for singers as well. They had a grand time, living the bachelor life. Going to pubs and doing as they please, but Pongo grew tired of it after a few years. He always wanted a family, so he decided to start looking. Oddly enough he found the perfect girl just by looking out his window.
Perdita Von Dottenstien was a book keeper who was going for a stroll when she met Pongo. At first she wasn’t sure what to make of him, a rather impulsive bloke who just ran out of his place, head over paws for her and asking for a date. However Perdita supposed there was nothing wrong with a coffee date.
They dated about four months before Perdita introduced him to her roommate Anita. Pongo knew she and Roger would get along swimmingly, if they could just get them together. So after some convincing on his part, Perdita agreed to get Anita to the park and see what happened.
They ended up in the pond is what happened.
Course while Anita was upset her new outfit was ruined, she was taken by Rodger’s clumsy apologies and his chivalry, offering her his soaked coat and sopping hankie. Soon they began to date as well.
Less than a year later, Perdita found herself expecting, and the two quickly married before the puppies came. Anita and Roger moved into Anita’s place so the two could have the flat to themselves. They ended up having triplets. As was the tradition with dogs back in the 1920’s, they waited till the puppies were three years old to name them. (Due to illness and other early deaths in pups.) These dogs ended up being Dipstick (Dipper), Patch and Jewel.
Before their first three were even a year old Perdita found herself expecting again. The flat was starting to get rather small, but the two hadn’t saved enough for their own house yet. Thankfully when Roger and Anita heard, they offered to go in with them on a house. Purchasing 101 Dalmatian street. Perdita’s next litter was born in the house and the couple decided to name two of their puppies after their human friends as thanks, once they were three of course. Thus was born Radcliff, Dodie (Roger and Anita’s last names respectively) and Dorothy ‘Dot’ Spotts.
They had three more sets of triplets in rapid succession. Though each one seemed to have more issues than the last. More medical problems popping up with the last two litters especially. This is likely due to Perdita and Pongo smoking more with every birth. However it wasn’t their fault fully. (Doctors actually prescribed smoking to pregnant people before the 1960’s. Even in our world!)
Their third set of triplets was Penelope ‘Penny’, Freckles and William ‘Wizzer’ Spotts. With Wizzer having terrible anxiety from a young age, though no one knows quiet why. Next was Fidget, Pepper and Roly Poly ‘Roly’ Spotts. All of whom were odd children for the time. Fidget had constant shakes, Roly was big, even as a pup, and oddest of all was Pepper, though there's not much known about them. The last litter was the worst experience, likely why the family stopped there. The labour was long and painful. With one puppy born dead and another tiny and sickly.
Pongo and Roger were waiting in the kitchen when their housekeeper, affectionately nicknamed Nanny, came down with the dead puppy. Roger offered to hold it, then began to try some CPR he had learned in the reserves. Which thankfully managed to revive the pup. Lucky’s name was chosen before his third year came, but his sisters were named Two Tone ‘Toni’ and the smallest puppy Cadpig.
The last litter was four years old when ‘The Incident’ happened. There are more details HERE however the basic of it was the De Vil family attempted to kidnap their puppies. After the rescue Pongo and Perdita took their fifteen children home. They sued the De Vil’s for as much as they could and got a tiny fortune out of it.
Shortly afterward Roger and Anita married. They sold their share of the house back to Pongo and Perdita, choosing to move out of London to start their own family. Thus leaving the Spotts family to live a reality normal life.
Pongo- Pongo dearly loved his family and tried to support them however he could. He worked in the music industry for a number of years, writing and producing. Eventually though his health failed him due to extensive smoking. He lived until he was in his sixity, passing away when he developed cancer. Outside of that Pongo had a very good life.
Perdita- Perdita also loved her family, but she was a bit more tight laced than Pongo. However never enough to be cruel, she still had a sense of humor. She also suffered from her smoking, having to be on oxygen in her last few years. However she outlived her husband with the care of her son Patch and his wife. She died at the age of seventy.
Dipstick (Dipper)- The oldest of fifteen, Dipper was the most responsible and a very friendly dog. After being kidnapped he was a bit more weary of strangers, but seemed to come through alright. He was drafted in world war 2, but stayed in Britain to help during the air raids. It was after the war ended that he met his wife, Speckles, and had three children. Dipstick Jr, Domino and Odette (Oddball) Spotts. He lived a long, happy life and died peacefully in his sleep.
Patch- Second oldest, Patch was a bit of a push over. Happy to let his two triplet siblings fight it out. He loved the radio though, especially the Thunderbolt hour. (He was especially happy when he grew up to see the same show but on the telly in the fifties.) He also recovered quite well after being kidnapped, though he did gst antsy easily after. Patch was not drafted during the second world war, but he was a block captain. He helped set up scrap metal and war bond drives. Help everyone make Victory gardens and even conduct air-raid black outs. He was partnered with a very strong willed, female Dalmatian to help him do his work, and eventually the two married. They moved in with Patch’s parents when their health began to fade. After they both passed, Patch and his wife inherited the house. They had one daughter named Demelza. Patch lives a good life before dying in his sleep at an old age.
Jewel- Jewel was a strong willed dog. She was also hungry for attention. A bit bossy and rude growing up, though she was never a monster, Jewel often loved playing with her mother’s makeup and playing dress up. She thrived after the kidnapping, loving the attention from the media and interviewing whenever she could. Course it didn’t last, and while Jewel found a few jobs here and there, She mostly just hated being ignored by the public. Years later when she found out her youngest brother Lucky was moving to America, after the death of Cadpig, she decided to go with him. The two stayed in Florida for a bit before they amicably split up for Jewel to go to Hollywood. Not much is known after that, but it is recorded that Jewel married a famous actor dog and had a child with him, though she never became a hit actress herself. She died at 70.
Radcliff- The grumpiest pup, Radcliff was very serious. He liked being alone and usually had a short temper. He seemed unaffected by the kidnapping, but he never really talked about it either. Perhaps he was more so than he said, as he became desperate to make a lot of money. Some say to never let anything happen to his family again. Radcliff poured himself into working, using some of the family money to buy a shelled factory. He had it repaired and after calling around, found something to produce. Television parts. At the time Radcliff didn’t understand the blasted things, but he got some employees and got to work. They made very good money and even started to make car parts. Though Radcliff never married, he sold his factory and retired, choosing to move in with his brother Patch in the old family home. He became a close uncle to Demelza and left a good deal of his fortune to her.
Dodie- The calmest. Dodie was like a second mother to the other pups. Very caring and responsible. She grew more paranoid after the kidnapping, worrying whenever her siblings were out of sight, but calmed again with time. Eventually Dodie met a nice Dalmatian from Scotland stationed in London during the war. Even after he returned home they wrote to each other and visited until he asked for her paw in marriage. The two had a wonderful life, raising their pups in a small Scottish town. Dodie died at an elderly age.
Dorothy ‘Dot’- Dot was the puppy with the most spots. She was named after her grandmother on Perdita’s side. Not much is known about Dot at this time. However she married at some point, though her husband passed in a tragic accident before they could have children. She moved back in with Patch as a spinster, outliving both her brothers in the house. She was close with Demelza and her husband David. Helping to cook and clean. She also helped in raising Delilah and her brother Donald. She passed at an old age in her sleep.
Penelope ‘Penny’- The puppy with the least spots. Penny was named after her grandmother on her father’s side and was the daddy’s girl. She had Pongo wrapped around her paw. However her mother was another story. She was also said to be a neat freak, hating dirt. Though her triplet siblings were much more prone to filth oddly. She didn’t seem affected by the kidnapping. Not much else is know about Penny at this time. She did however marry and have puppies. She also passed at an elderly age.
Freckles- Named after having so many spots around her face, Freckles was the 1920’s equivalent to a tomboy. She was messy and dirty, loving to play in the yard with the worms, and had a very hard time keeping her church clothes clean. However she also liked dressing up in frilly things and make up and such. Freckles decided to travel after Cadpig died, heading around Europe. She eventually met and fell in love with a Dalmatian from Germany. They married and moved to his farm in the German countryside, having a few puppies. She passed at an elderly age.
William ‘Wizzer’- Named because Perdita liked the name William. Wizzer often had issues with anxiety, even before the kidnapping. He was startled easily and would usually wet himself quiet easily as well, eventually leading to his nickname. It got worse after the kidnapping, and Wizzer became a recluse. His doctors weren’t sure what to do with him and he eventually started to have heart problems from the stress. Word reached his sister Freckles, who suggested the German countryside would do his health wonders. Wizzer moved in with her and her family, living in a small worker’s cottage on the property. The country did help his heart, and his anxiety dropped. He also worked on the farm and helped take care of his nieces and nephews. Though he was still too anxious to date anyone, let alone have children of his own. He passed at an elderly age.
Fidget- Fidget was born shaking and twitching. Pongo and Perdita took him to many doctors, though none knew what was wrong. Most just suggested dumping him at a sanitarium. Eventually Pongo and Perdita just stopped talking to the doctors at all about Fidget, and decided that if Fidget seemed to live a normal, happy life otherwise, why worry. The shaking got worse the older he got, many doctors looking back now say he had a neurological issue, however Fidget met it all with a good sense of humor. He was often a happy, clumsy, puppy with a bright outlook. He also found the kidnapping to be like an adventure! After the war Fidget went into charity work, helping build orphanages around Europe and a few outside it. He and Pepper often worked together, raising money. One good way was Dodie wrote a book about their kidnapping in great detail, becoming a bestseller. All the earnings went to Fidget and Pepper’s charity. Because of this Fidget almost had an orphanage named after him, but he turned it down, having it named after Dodie instead. Eventually Fidget’s shaking became seizures. His health quickly went down hill and he eventually passed at middle age. The orphanage named after Dodie planted a tree in his name with a little plaque. Pepper, his closet sibling, said that Fidget would see even that as too much credit. However he would have appreciated the sentiment all the same.
Pepper- Named because they looked like someone sprinkled pepper over them. Pepper is often the family mystery… A lot of their documentation was ruined or lost. Not much is known about them, not even their gender. Though any of the siblings left that are asked just stated that Pepper was an odd duck, who didn’t want to be a boy or a girl. They, much like Fidget, saw the kidnapping as an adventure and worked with Fidget to get his charity working after the war. Pepper supported their brother no matter what, but was grief stricken after his death. They continued to work for the charity in his honor. However one day they didn’t show up, and was found dead in their flat. Its not known what happened, lost documents and all, could have been suicide, could have been an unknown health condition, could have been murder even. The police never figured it out. Pepper is fondly remembered though, and had a memorial bench placed under Fidget’s tree. A symbol of how supportive they were in life.
Roly Poly (Roly)- He was named after the dessert. Roly was a big, round boy from brith and a very hungry one at that. His siblings and friends often ribbed him about his weight and eventually Roly grew sour and unsocial. However he always made time for his mother, as he was a mama’s boy at heart. After the kidnapping, Roly didn’t change much. He learned to cook and grew very distant with his family after Cadpig died. He eventually opened some restaurants in northern England. Married a local Dalmatian and had two sons. The only time he saw any of his family again was his mother’s funeral, and he has not come back since. Nowadays his wife has passed, and his sons own the restaurants. Roly is still alive and lives in retirement, watching his diet and taking pills for his newly discovered glandular issues.
Lucky- Lucky was named when he almost died as a newborn. Lucky was the most adventurous puppy. He had a wild imagination and loved to play pretend. He also looked after Cadpig the most, keeping his sickly sister close and playing with her. The kidnapping didn’t effect him too much but Cadpig’s later death did. Cadpig was his closet sibling, and a sort of glue for the family. Once gone he found no reason to stay. England reminds him too much of his little sister. So he moved to America with his sister Jewel, finding a place to stay in Florida. His imagination makes him a wonderful animator and he did great work for a local company. He married and had some children. Now he’s retired and enjoying the sunny beaches of Folrida with his wife in their golden years.
Two Tone ‘Toni’- (Named as her lower half is black,but her upper half is white.) A sort of black sheep, Toni was often wild as a puppy. Getting into fights and causing trouble. She was also a heart breaker as she got older. Though Toni was unaffected by the kidnapping she was hurt when Cadpig died later in life. The family seemed to drift apart, and Toni felt like they abandoned her. Especially since her last living Triplet moved to America without asking her to come. Toni chose to leave England, but to where, no one knows. She never wrote home and nobody knows where she is to this day. She may still be alive, she may not. Nobody knows for sure.
Cadpig- No one is quite sure why Cadpig got her name, but she was the runt and youngest of the family. She was often sick, her immune system never being the best. However she muscled through and lived, when many doctors said she would die. Cadpig found the kidnapping to be frightening, but upon seeing so many different animals and people trying to help save them, she grew to find hope in the kindness of others. Cadpig was friendly and kind, trying to help others when her health would allow and often played peacekeeper in her family. However during the Great Smog Of London in 1952, Cadpig developed horrible pneumonia. She died at the young age of 24 and the family drifted apart.