There are photographs of both Artful Dodger and Adorable in Betty Whelen's book, No Greater Love. Artful Dodger of Anahassitt appears to have either white stifles or just possibly tan that photographed very pale for the films available at that time, and would probably be considered white factored today. Ch Adorable of Anahassitt is sitting in her photograph, and her markings are difficult to make out. However, she must have carried a strong spotting gene inherited from one of her parents - two of the most influential imports in Sheltie pedigrees, Ch Wee Laird o'Downfield and Natalie of Clerwood.
This photo shows Astolat Lady Harlequin as a puppy. I have retouched it
digitally to remove a crack in the emulsion where the photo was once
folded.
The really important grandpup, however, was Ch Timberidge Temptress. This bitch, who looks really lovely in the photograph I have seen, was bred in 1942 to Ch Kalandar Prince o'Page's Hill, thus combining the Pocono and Page's Hill lines. The mating produced Ch Prince George o'Page's Hill ROM, tail male to the majority of today's Champions through his son Ch Nashcrest Golden Note ROM. Note is behind Parts IIc (Bruce), IId (Serenade), IIe (Peter) and IIf (Sportin' Life) of the CHE line. Most of the rest of today's Champions are in Line CHE Part IIb (High Born) and trace tail male to a second male from the same litter - Ch Timberidge Temptation ROM.
Astolat Lady Harlequin's pedigree combines many of the early great progenitors of the breed:
Eng Ch Uam Var of Houghton Hill t Ch Sprig of Houghton Hill t Chestnut Garland t Artful Dodger of Anahassitt t Ch Wee Laird o'Downfield s Anahassitt Atalanta ROM s Ch Ashbank Fairy s Astolat Lady Harlequin, wht/blk/tan Eng Ch Blaeberry of Clerwood t Ch Wee Laird o'Downfield s Downfield Ethne s Ch Adorable of Anahassitt t Eng Ch Blaeberry of Clerwood t Natalie of Clerwood t No No Nanette t
If you follow up the links to extend this pedigree, you will find that slightly over half comes from the Chestnut Rainbow-Chestnut Sweet Lady mating.
Connie Hubbard was kind enough to lend me the photograph above and the
one of Astolat Lady Harlequin as an adult below. She has also emphasized
that although Lady Harlequin, Snow White and Snow Flurry were all
registered as white and black, all three had the tan markings of tricolors
as well.