Cheeky pets are iconic in Webkinz Classic and no wonder – the very first Cheeky pets, the cat and the dog, were both released in May 2005 shortly after our launch!
Although we weren’t able to track down original concept drawings, we did find this very early illustration of a Cheeky Cat’s face. (We’re glad the artists kept working on it!)
Sometimes, when the plush pets haven’t been professionally photographed yet, the artists would just plop a pet down on their desk and take a photo to use as reference. Check out the Cheeky Cat in our offices in 2005!
And our early pets each had their own ‘Character Sheet’. This is an information page that showed all of the pets’ poses and broke down the colors used for each part of the pet.
Back then pets could still get sick and visit Dr. Quack. In 2015, Dr. Quack found a way to cure pets of all illnesses and retired, so our pets no longer get sick, but you can still keep them in prime condition with a visit to Dr. Quack’s clinic in the Clubhouse!
After the release of the first two pets, the Cheeky Monkey and Bunny were to follow, as well as several more including one lil pet.
But before you answer the trivia question below, take note: there is one cheeky pet that is not really a cheeky pet! The Cheeky Cherry Hippo was released as a companion to the Cheeky Cherry theme and is not technically one of the ‘cheeky’ pets (although as a hippo it does have some pretty chubby cheeks!)
Trivia Question:
How many Cheeky pets have been released in Classic?
A) 16
B) 9
C) 14
D) 11
Click here to find out!
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Awww the sick pets!
I have a Lil’ B&W cheeky dog, didn’t know it’s the only Lil’kinz one
Absolutely love the desk photo, I have my brother’s cheeky cat on my shelf next to my computer with my other kinz kitties, they keep me good company :)
This made me realize the cheeky cat and dog have a lot of colors!
Those ref sheets are pretty cool!
You should do an article like this on googles!
The cheeky cat is so iconic! Thank you for showing us her ref sheet! I miss the sick pets sometimes haha