Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24863788-20141216060128/@comment-24674051-20141223144206

I doubt that Cruella is Pongo, any more than Pongo is the Sorcerer. Rumple would have noticed a long time ago. And I think Blue would have noticed as well.

The best explanation that I have for the Dalmation puppy that distracted Belle is that it was Cruella in puppy form, but it was not any of the original 101 Dalmations.

As for whether Pongo (or any other dog for that matter) would be alive, honestly, I think he would. Even as a straight dog, if he is a puppy at the time of Heros and Villians, there is probably at most 5 years from that point to when the curse is cast, probably less. The 28 years pass without time moving (a little paradoxical, to be sure). So he would still be at most 5 years old when the curse broke. Making Pongo around 7 present day. Very possible for a normal Dog, and quite likely for a magical mutt of some kind.