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When I first got Nintendogs last Christmas, I expected myself to do as normal; love it for the first month or two, and then set it down. However, this game was not the case. Adopting Your New Pet I was.. extatic for my first pet. I believe you start out with $1,000 dollars, enough to buy a $600 pet and starter supplies. For me, I adopted a Shiba, gave it a red collar, and wah la! My real life puppy in my hands. Of course you start out with the dogs on the cover, Lab, Mini Schnauser, Toy poodle, corgi, mini pinscher, and shiba inu, and one of those will be your first pet. As you work with your dogs, petting and gaining their love, you will earn trainer points, which will later enable you to the rest of the dogs from all versions. Yes, you can get all dogs. Trainer Points You can earn training points from petting your dog (look for the "sparks" to fly), playing in competitions, and a lot more. The more you earn the more dogs and items you can have. For the pets: Pug- 2,000 points German Shepherd- 4,000 points Shih Tzu- 8,000 points Boxer- 10,000 points Beagle- 14,000 points Golden Retriever- 20,000 points Cavalier Spaniel- 22,000 points Siberian Husky- 30,000 points Yorkshire Terrier(Yorkie)- 35,000 points Dachshund- 45,000 points Chihuahua- 50,000 points Dalmation- You must take your dog on a walk and find the firemans hat Jack Russell Terrier- Take your pup on a walk and find the Jack Russell Terriers book. Of course you can also unlock items such as a jump rope, but you can look that up via internet. Sorry! Walks You can take your pup on a walk all over "town". Basically, you can see a map of the "town" and you can drag your stylus around the streets to get to where you desire. Aim to hit the little blue boxes that have a question mark on them as those will be your special events. Special Events and Destinations Of course on walks you will have areas and events to do. Aim for the blue "?" boxes like I mentioned earlier, and you can either: 1.) Have your dog stop and see another dog 2.) Have your dog get a present for you However, it is random. As for destinations, you can go to one of two discount shops where you can buy food, supplies and toys at a discounted price, go to one of two parks, and go to an Agility Training arena to practice for the competition. Competitions There are three competitions, agility (obstacle course), frisbee and Training (have dog perform tricks). Beat the current first place person's score to win first! You can either get first (most prize cash), second (middle prize cash), or third (not too much cash) or not a place (no cash). Win first to move up to the next level of the competition. Note: three plays per day. Bathing and Feeding You will bathe and feed your dogs. Make sure to stock up on that kind of supplies, cleaning supplies every other day, and food and water everyday. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, its your GAME. Your dogs will know it's you! The built in microphone will pick up your voice as you name your dog with your voice, and train it with your voice. No more siblings stealing your game! The dogs won't recognize them! Well, I hoped this helped! I put in about as much as I could think of, sorry if I missed a couple things. Good luck with your game!