Nintendogs/Pet care

Hunger
Food that you give your dog decreases the dogs hunger level. For example, a "famished" dog needs food immediately, while a "full" dog will refuse to eat more. A hungry dog tends to look for trash to eat instead of presents on walks. If a dog is left hungry for too long, it will run away. It will eventually come back. A hungry dog may not be entered into a competition.

Food items upgrade with trainer points, but do not disappear once found at the store. For example, once enough trainer points are gathered, you can buy "canned food" for your dog instead of dry food.

Thirst
Any drink you give your dog will decrease its thirst level. The highest thirst level is parched, while the lowest is quenched. Like food, if a dog doesn't have enough water or other drinks, it will run away. A thirsty dog may not be entered in a contest.

Drinks for your dog also upgrade with trainer points. The first level is water, then it goes to milk, and so on.

Cleanliness
Cleaning your dog with shampoo or brushing its fur raises the dogs cleanliness. After a while, the level will lower, and the dog will appear to have dirt and fleas(black dots jumping on and off the dog). The highest level of cleanliness is beautiful, while the lowest, is filthy. Beautiful can only be obtained by using the shampoo for the right length of hair of your dog(this can be found on the dog's stats). Brushes can achieve up to "clean" hair. However, to obtain the clean rank, the right brush must be used (wire for long hair, and rubber for short hair). A filthy or dirty dog will have points subtracted from their score in an obedience trial, while a clean or beautiful dog will be rewarded with extra points.

Walks
A dog usually should go for a walk at least once a day. You begin by drawing a path on a map. The path must go from your house, and then back. You can only draw as much path as you can with the dog's stamina bar in the lower left corner. Once this bar runs out, you must start from your house, and redraw another path. A dog's stamina increases after every walk. On the map, boxes with question marks appear randomly. drawing your path to touch these activates them. when you reach that place on your walk, you will either receive a present, or talk with a friend who also is walking their dog. Presents become more rare farther away from home. Presents are extremely rare when encountered in places other than question marks.

A dog can run along side you, by sliding the stylus to the right side of the screen quickly. The dog can be stop by releasing the stylus from the screen or dragging it to the left of the screen.

If your dog is hungry before the walk starts, it will look for trash to eat. trash will then be on the streets. If you see trash, it is best to quickly take your dog away from it. If your dog eats the trash, it will become sick, for a short amount of time.

Your dog will urinate or poop at least once during your walk. You should pick up your dog's poop, by tapping it, or else friends will scold you often. Your dogs latest urination spots will be on the map, represented by flashing blue dots. The bigger the dot, the more recent it has been added there. A dog will almost always stop and sniff the area where it once urinated.