I think most of the pets who took the potion didn't need to. For one, I don't think Bruno looked that bad before he took the potion. Just a little lean and stringy hair. But he could have gotten the same look through exercise and good grooming. The ugly pet really wasn't that ugly, she just needed to groom better. And well, the short pet and the old pet need to accept that they were short or old and love themselves as they are.
I can totally see where Mr. Krawley looks like Jenner from the secret of Nimh. In fact, about a year or so ago I drew a krawk in that style. I think I even tried submitting it to the art gallery, but never got accepted. Well it wasn't that good and totally copied from the cartoon. But still, it is neat how Mr. Krawley does sort of look like Jenner. I used to be so scared of Jenner when I was a kid and I watched that cartoon. Back then I was trying to decide if my krawk was good or evil. Now I kind of made up my mind that he is good, because I want to buck the steryotype that all darigan pets are bad and all krawks are bad, so a darigan krawk has to be bad. So I decided that he is good, but misunderstood.
My Jenner Krawk
Jenner
And here is Mr Krawley
He doesn't look just like Jenner, it is just the purpleness and the way he has that sinister look that reminds us all of Jenner.
I don't really like how all the good pets are usually the cute ones while the reptiles are always evil. Just once I'd like to see a good pet that doesn't really look good, but is. Just once I'd like to see a plot where the cute pet is evil and the darigan pet is good. Something like that. I hate steryotyping, so I want to see examples of pets which don't fit what everyone assumes is the norm.