1) ref sheets of canine with orange hair, curved horns, and fur (yellow and white).
Don't see any mention of character being renamed, so assuming they are separate characters
(with old character named Sprite
and new character named Candy Corn, OR Candycorn Hellhound)

1a) in CrocutaCrocuta gallery:
(Sprite ref)
title: "Quick Ref."
"posted Sep 22, 2008 "
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1571412/

1b) in candycornhellhound gallery:
"title: quick suit ref for Midori8
... posted Sep 23, 2009 ...
mature for napules..

Just needed to post a quick ref of my hellie, Candy.
...
character belongs to meeeee. :3"

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a2) art of Sprite in FA crocutacrocuta main gallery
(sorted oldest to newest)
"Who stole the cookies..." https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1504180/ "Sprite stole the cookies..."
"seductive sprite" https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1504194/
(looks like Sprite) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1523647/
"Rectal!?" (comic) https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1527532/ (character name Sprite in comic)
"ID idea" https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1537325/ ("Sprite" on badge)
"Sprite on the bed" https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1578082/

a3) in FA crocutacrocuta main gallery: "CC Hellhound"
"I Heart you" https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1581612/ "CC Hellhound copyright Me" ("posted Sep 26, 2008")

a4) in FA candycornhellhound main gallery

• (first upload in main gallery) "2008- the first candycorn" https://www.furaffinity.net/view/2766736/ "This was the VERY FIRST EVAR concept of candycorn that I did. ..." ("posted Sep 9, 2009")
• title:"No lines Candy" https://www.furaffinity.net/view/2847201/ "Fairly quick marker work of Candycorn Hellhound.

She is mine. :3 "

(other uploads in candycornhellhound gallery refer to the character as "Candy Corn", "CandyCorn" and the abbreviation "CC")