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SD - Russian Toy Cobaka Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 10/30/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Part of the Dog Puzzle series, So cache is NOT at posted coords. Final is in Concord. Please rehide and cover cache to avoid muggles. Stamp and Pad stay in cache for letterboxers.

Cobaka is Russian for Dog. I was going to put the diretions in Russian. However, because it is a different alphabet, I will use the language of the American counterpart of this adorable little dog: Chihuahua See his picture. He looks like a cross between my little Hannah and my Chihuahua, Tuffy.


Letterbox directions are in Spanish:
El estacionamiento está en el camino de la Shaker en la colina del roble en Concordia. Camine en la trail de la Torre. Cuando usted viene a la ensambladura más baja de la trail, usted es 480' del escondrijo. Continúe caminando más allá de la ensambladura de la trail de las Ledges en la trail de la Torre que está marcada con la pintura amarilla en los árboles. Vea dos piedras enormes a la derecha. Camine del rastro al lado superior de la roca más pequeña con un árbol y raíces. ¡Ole! ¡Usted lo encontró! Por favor cubierta cuando usted rehide.

To get coords:
N 43* 16. ABC
W 071* 31.DEF

A. The Russian Toy is also called The Russkiy Toy. There are __ letters in the English word for Cobaka.

B. This dog is active, very cheerful, neither cowardly nor aggressive with an easy, straightforward, fast gait. A delightful companion breed whose only purpose is to love and be loved. These Cobakas have many benefits but just ____ purpose.

C.The Russian Toy Cobaka has 2 beautiful dark expressive eyes, 1 cute little black nose and 2 adorable ears. Add the numbers to equal ____

D. On the 12th of October, 1958 two smooth-haired dogs, one of which had slightly longer hair, gave birth to a male dog with spectacular fringes on ears and limbs. It was decided to keep this feature. It was called Moscow Longhaired Toy Terrier. A dog breeder from Moscow, Yevgueniya Fominichna Zharova, played an important role in the creation of this breed variant: the Russian Toy with two varieties: Longhaired and smooth-haired. Divide the date in October by two: _______

E. At the beginning of the 20th century, the English Toy Terrier was one of the most popular toy dogs in Russia. However, between 1920 – 1950 the number of dogs fell to a critical level. In the mid-fifties Russian dog-breeders began the revival of the breed. Standards for Height at withers: 20 – 28 cm; Weight: up to 3 kg. Two Russkiy Cobakas weigh ____ kilograms.

F. Average litter is 2 puppies. In toy breeds, whelping can be life threatening to the mother & pups. Veterinary supervision is imperative as sometimes a caesarean section is necessary. With good care, Russkiy pups can live an average of 15 years. How many pups are left with the breeder if all the pups are adopted? ____






CONGRATULATIONS TO FTF: Team Yianni

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe YOK: Tbbtyr Fcnavfu Genafyngbe Sbe pnpur: ebbg flfgrz ba fznyyre obhyqre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)