Nintendo DS Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends
- More than 100 items like tennis balls, flying discs and even clothing accessories.
- Choose from a wide range of pets – Miniature dachshund, golden retriever, beagle, pug, Siberian husky and Shih Tzu.
- Socialize your pups by walking them around town, where they’ll meet neighborhood dogs — and maybe even find new toys.
- Walk it, buy the right supplies and work with your puppy to increase its stamina.
- As a puppy competes in obedience and agility trials where owners can win money to purchase other puppy breeds.
Product Description
In Nintendogs 1: Dachshund & Friends you’ll get to train and care for a a puppy, without having to clean up all those soiled newspapers. As you teach your puppy to obey, it’ll start competing in dog shows. See if your dog can earn money you can use to buy new breeds!Amazon.com Product Description
Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends is an animal simulation where you can raise one or more adorable puppi… More >>
I remember when I first saw this game. I was bored and then my friend pulled out nintendogs and asked me if I’d like to try it. I had so much fun with it I wanted to get it right away, of course, if your like me, and spend your allowance on gum, that’s just not gonna happen. So I had to wait for Christmas, figures, but the wait was deffinately worth it! Most people say things like ” if you can’t have a dog this game if right for you!” or “this game can get boring after a while…” but that’s not true! I have a dog, so I should know… Anyway, first you have to pick which version is right for you, I picked Dachsund and friends because I had a Goldend Retriever, and I always thought those “weiner dogs” were so cute. And I got a dog that was simaler to my actual dog and named it Millie, the name of my actual dog. That way I could say that I was carrying my dog in my pocket all day. Anyway, here are the things that make nintendotgs so sweet:
*Bring it anywhere
*Many dogs to choose from
*Use bark mode to meet and greet other nintendotgs owners
*So realistic
*No two dogs are the same
*Respond to your voice
*Tons of things to do
*Really care your dog, feed, give it water, and pick up (eww) poo
*Teach it tricks
*Many Easter Eggs (AKA: secrets)
*Take your dogs on walks
*Enter competitions to make moola
*Too many dogs, drop some of at the Doggy Hotel
*Upgrade your apartment
*Many,many,many toys.
*Any questions, ask me!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a really great game! There are so many different things to do with your Nintendog.
1. Play fetch, catch, ball and other games with toys you can collect on walks or buy from the pet supply shop.
2. Take your Nintendog out for a walk! Make friends with other dogs, gain special toys and items, train for agility trails, find bargains at the discount shop and visit the dog park.
3. Enter your dog in a contest! Choose from Agility Trials, Disc Competitions and Obedience Competitions. Try your hardest to make it to the top!
4. Meet other Nintendogs trainers in wireless Bark Mode. Send trainer info, trainer gifts and recorded messages.
5. Take care of your dog! In order to be a good Nintendogs owner, you must keep good care of your dog(s)by feeding, washing, brushing and watering it.
6. Pet your dog and give it lots of love!
Since I have had Nintendogs for a while now, I have found successful ways to beat the system. Hope to be of help!
Nintendogs Cheats:
1. To find out if garbage or a present is approaching during one of your walks, look at the top screen. There should be a little dog symbol on the path that you drew. If the dog symbol stops and your dog is still walking, this indicates that either a gift or garbage is coming up on the floor. If it is a present, tug your puppy’s leash back to make it stop and pick up the gift. The puppy will bring the gift over to you.
2. Prior to attending a competition, change your competing puppy’s accessory (collar, hat, ribbon)etc. This will save your Nintendog’s changes to the DS before you compete. Proceed with the contest. Make sure to pay attention to the leading dog’s score and the placing score limit. If your Nintendog fails to score a place in the competition, immediately turn off the DS (press the power button) in the final seconds of the contest. This will cold boot the game giving you a free try at the competition again, not recalling your losing score. If done several times, this can help you avoid docking the daily contest limit!
3. Navigate to the screen where you brush your puppy. Instead of rubbing your puppy’s fur with the brush, leave the brush over the center of your dog. For each real-time minute the brush stays on the dog you will recieve 1 trainer point!
4. While planning a dog walk, make sure you schedule a visit to the dog park (full or empty, it dosen’t matter) as your last stop on your way home. When you arrive at the park, go into your Trainer Supplies and change your puppy’s accessory to save any items you might have found or come across during the walk. Then, turn off the DS and then re-boot the game. Not only will you have your previously saved items, it will automatically restart your walk, allowing you to farm and re-farm the streets for gifts!
5. Unlockable: Dalmatian Puppy!
To unlock the Dalmatian breed, you must find a fire fighter’s hat during a walk. Dalmatian puppies will then be available at the kennel for purchase!
Rating: 5 / 5
If you’ve always dreamed about having your own dog, be sure to give Nintendogs a try for your Nintendo DS. The game helps to teach you the skills necessary to care for a pet!
There are three different types of Nintendog games out there – Chihuahua, Dachshund, and Labrador Retriever. Each game has a different group of dog breeds available in it. If you get all 3 games you get the full collection of dog types – but there are plenty enough to choose from with just one game.
You start out by choosing a dog and naming it. The simple interactions come first of course – tossing a tennis ball, petting the dog, teaching it to sit. Your pet learns to respond to your voice commands, and develops a personality depending on how you interact with it. You take your pet for walks, feed it, give it water, and most of all provide it with love and affection.
As you progress with your pet, you can teach it more tricks, play frisbee with it and enter it in a variety of competitions. You can earn money, buy new treats for your pup, and even customize the home you live in. If you have other Nintendo DS owners in your area, you can even share pet time together and exchange information!
I’ve played many pet games before this one – Catz, Dogz, Creatures, NeoPets, you name it. It’s impressive how far the graphics have come in these games. The Nintendog pet is very emotive – from the hopeful eyes to the wagging tail, you really get a sense that this is a live creature anxious for affection. You can pet the pup, nuzzle it under the chin, tickle its belly. When you throw the ball or toss the frisbee, it really reacts the way you would think it should.
It’s delightful to see a game that doesn’t involve violence or destruction. Sure, if you neglect your pet it will get upset. But in general, you can go as slowly as you wish, caring for your pet, knowing that it will unashamedly love you back completely.
There are millions of people out there who simply cannot have a real pet. Some are allergic to pets, some have tiny apartments where there is not enough room for a pet. Some kids are simply too young for a real pet and have parents who will not take on the responsibility. There are many, many reasons that a real pet would be impossible – and the Nintendog is the perfect solution!
Highly recommended – 5/5
Rating: 5 / 5
We are americans living in japan and currently have the japanese dachsund version (there are 3 different versions in japan). Each version allows you to own over 4 different dogs.
After figuring out how to use it (we don’t read japanese) my daughter spent a lot of time teaching her dog his name and how to do tricks. The game incorporates a voice recognition function so the dog only responds to it’s owner. The dogs act like real pets, it took my daughter a whole day to teach the dog it’s name (like a real puppy) so it would respond to her. It gave her a taste of what it’s like to own a real dog. She has to feed it and clean it’s mess or is fined “money”. There is not one problem my daughter has had with this game and it can be reset if you want to start over. This is such an awesome interactive game, the graphics are outstanding and the puppies are sooooo cute! You can also detect other DS puppies if you’re walking around town with your DS on. The puppies start barking to each other then you can link up and let them play together….Well worth the money!
Rating: 5 / 5
My son actually had a “Dogz” and “Catz” game similar to this for our computer some years ago. Very fun…very cute but wow, how far the technology has come in a few short years! First of all, the images are amazing and very crisp and clear. Secondly, he’ll play it for hours on end (if I let him) and really seems to be doing something constructive rather than just shooting things and running in circles finding coins. The voice recognition is really genius, he’s the only one that can train the dog he’s chosen, even if his friends decide they’d like to try the game. It also teaches responsibility before the fact if you are thinking of getting a pet. No…it’s not “real life” but it’s the coolest virtual thing I’ve seen in a long time! It’s not a bad price as games go, and it really will keep the kids occupied for a long time. I just think it’s really neat and hey, it’s not annoying like a Furby.
Rating: 5 / 5