Nintendo Nintendogs User manual

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
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Contents
Notice
Starting a New Life With Your Puppy
Interacting With Your Dog
Living With a Dog
Training Your Puppy
Supplies and Toys
Going Shopping
Walking the Dog
Contests
Meeting Your Friends’ Puppies
Nintendogs Information
Troubleshooting
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09
12
16
18
20
Credits
Establishing the DS
Warranty & Service Info
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42
47
24
26
29
32
34
38
In this manual, screenshots
with gray borders appear on
the Top Screen while those
with black borders appear on
the Touch Screen.
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If you don't have access to the web-site, recorded tips for many titles are
available on Nintendo's Power Line at [phone] . This may be a long-
distance call, so please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill.
THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER
GAMES WITH EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING
A SEPARATE GAME CARD.
1-2
Wireless DS
Multi-Card
Play

Shiba Inu
Shetland
Sheepdog
Miniature
Pinscher
Pembroke
Welsh Corgi
Labrador
Retriever
Miniature
Dachshund
Beagle
Shih Tzu
German
Shepherd Dog
Pug
Siberian
Husky
Golden
Retriever
Toy Poodle
Chihuahua
Miniature
Schnauzer
Yorkshire
Terrier
Cavalier
K C Spaniel
Boxer
Labrador & Friends
Chihuahua & Friends
Dachshund & Friends
Spend some quality puppy time with Nintendogs!
Train your pup, walk it, and enter it into tournaments...
Isn't everything in life better with a puppy?
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Notice Starting a New Life With Your Puppy
Saving Your Nintendogs
Nintendogs is an interactive entertainment
experience centered on puppies. In the uniquely
imaginative world of Nintendogs, the young dogs do
not age, always remaining puppies. They boast docile
habits and personalities, and are easy to handle.
However, since real puppies are living things, they have
habits and personalities that may be different from
those of the Nintendogs, so when training and caring
for a real puppy, please be sure to be understanding of
the real puppy’s habits and personality.
When caring for living dogs, the trainer holds
ultimate responsibility for the survival and well-being
of the dog, so be sure to consult with your family
before raising a real dog.
Insert the Nintendogs Game Card into your Nintendo DS and press the POWER button.
When the Nintendo DS start-up screen appears, touch the screen. On the system menu,
touch the Nintendogs panel to begin your new life with a puppy.
Touch the icon on the home screen (pg. 16) to create a save
file—touch this icon wherever you want to save everything you
experience and teach your puppy. If you’ve already created a save
file, you will begin with that file already loaded.
If you ever want to erase all of your puppies and saved data, press and hold
all at the same time.
If your Nintendo DS power-on settings have been set to
Auto Mode, you will not need to take all of the steps above.
See your Nintendo DS instruction booklet for more details.
But beware: if you erase all saved data, it and your puppies can
never be recovered.

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The Kennel
Buy
Look
Using the Keyboard
Naming Your Puppy
Your new life with a puppy first begins at the kennel, where you will choose and purchase your first
puppy. You can also spend time at the kennel playing with puppies that have already been trained.
After you’ve purchased your first puppy, you can visit the kennel anytime by choosing the kennel
from the Shopping menu (pg. 24). The kennel may add new breeds to its selection, so be sure to check
back regularly to see what puppies are available.
After you bring your new puppy home from the kennel, follow the on-screen instructions to name
your puppy using your own voice and text.
Touch the breed of puppy that
you would like to purchase.
Touch the puppy you’d
like to buy.
It is important to hold the Nintendo DS about six inches from your
face and say the name clearly into the microphone. If you
pronounce the name the same way each time, your puppy will
understand it better.
Once your puppy learns its new name, you’ll use the Touch Screen to
register the name in text. Touch to register the name.
Change Keyboard
Lulu!
Back Space
Space Bar
Here you can play with puppies that have
already been trained.
Use the stylus to scroll through
the list of available breeds.
The initial available breeds are
different in each of the three
versions of Nintendogs.
You can keep up to three dogs in your home.

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Interacting With Your Dog
Call Your Dog
Touch Screen
BUTTONS
+ Control
Pad Microphone
Touch the Dog
Adjust the camera
angle on the Home
screen (pg. 16).
Use the microphone to call
your puppy's name or say
commands like "sit" or
"lie down."
Change the camera's target on the
Home screen. Each time you press a
button, the camera will switch to
another dog or zoom in or out.
Touch the icons that appear on
the Touch Screen to access the
different menus.
Touch the Touch Screen. Pet your dog often!
Say your dog's name, or whistle
into the microphone.
Tapping the Touch Screen is a very
effective way of calling all your dogs.
The icon appears whenever you pet
your dog. Your dog will normally love to
be petted, but pet it for too long and it
may get annoyed.

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Your New Life With a Puppy

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をタッチ。
Living With a Dog
The Home Screen Interaction Screen
Go Out Menu
Dog Status
View info about your puppies
and save your progress here.
When your puppy appears on the Touch
Screen, you can interact with it by petting
it and training it.
The Go Out menu allows you to go out to a
number of different places. You can also
change game settings here.
The Supplies , Go Out , and Training , icons will appear only after you've
named your new puppy and taught it to sit down.
Touch
Touch
Call Dog's Name
Whistle
Save (pg. 9) Training (pg. 18)
Return to
the Home screen.
Return to
the Home screen.
Money
Training (pg. 18)
Supplies (pg. 20)
Supplies List (pg.20)
Touch this icon to access your
many dog supplies.
Touch a dog icon to zoom in on
that dog on the Top Screen.
Touch it once more to zoom out.
Touch a dog’s name to
check its status. Here
you can see the dog’s
breed, check its current
condition, view the
commands it has
learned, and see how it
has performed in
contests.
Choose this option to
view a list of the tricks
(pg. 19) you’ve taught
your dog.
Trick List Contest Results
Check to see which
contests (pg. 29) your
dog has entered and
how it has placed.
This will show how many
times your dog has won
the championship.
Shopping (pg. 24)
Walk (pg. 26)
Contests (pg. 29)
Bark Mode (pg. 32)
Info (pg. 34)

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Training Your Puppy
Through careful training, you can teach your dog to perform a variety of
tricks. You can train your dog from the Home screen (pg. 16) and on the
interaction screen (pg. 17). At first your puppy will only be able to do simple
tricks, but if you spend time with it, it can learn a wide array of tricks.
Each puppy can learn up to fourteen commands. If you want to teach it a new command
after that, it will have to forget an old command first. To make your dog forget an old
command, touch the dog’s name on the Home screen, then access the Trick List. Touch
any command in the list to make the dog forget that command.
Once your dog learns a
command, you can just
say that command into
the microphone, and your
dog will perform that
trick. However, make sure
your dog is focused on
you before saying the
command—otherwise, it
may not perform the trick.
It will take several tries for
your dog to learn a
command.
The icon is the training
icon. When it appears on-
screen, that is your chance
to train your puppy.
Touch the icon to start
the microphone timer .
Say into the microphone
the command you want
your dog to learn for the
trick it just performed. The
command can be anything
you want it to be.
Sit!
Once your dog learns a
command, enter the name
for that command into
your Trick List.

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Supplies & Toys
Playing With Your Puppy
It is important to get familiar with your pet supplies early on to take proper
care of your dog. To access your supplies, touch the icon on either the
Home screen or the interaction screen. Then just choose the type of supply
you want, and then the particular supply you want to use. There are
hundreds of different supplies you can use with your dog, so see if you can
find them all.
Touch either or to select supplies that you can use together
with your puppy. Learn what you can do with each one, and take time
out of your day to play with your puppy.
Choose a Type
Touch any type to see
what supplies you
have in that category.
Touch the arrows
to scroll up and
down the screen.
Touch this icon to
take the supply out
or put it away.
Touch a supply to grab it.
If you gently tap the Touch Screen several times when
your dog is playing with one of your toys, it will bring
the toy to you.
When you are grabbing a
supply, you can slide the
stylus to move it around.
Grab a supply, slide the
stylus, then lift the
stylus off the Touch
Screen to throw the
supply you grabbed.
Touch the icon to
read a description of
the supply.
Choose a Supply Use the Supply

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Grooming Your Dog
Shampoo Adds Sparkle
Play Button Delete Button
Record Button
DressUp Your Doggy
Using the White Record
Touch the icon to choose supplies you must use in caring for your pet.
These are the supplies you need to feed and groom your dog.
Touch the icon to choose from a variety of supplies that play sounds
or music. One of these is the white record, which you can use to record your
own voice message. Your recorded voice message will be sent to other
Nintendogs owners when you communicate wirelessly with them via
Bark Mode, so be sure not to record personal information (pg. 32).
Slide the sponge across your dog’s body to lather it up with shampoo. Wash the
suds away with the showerhead.
Touch the icon to choose a
collar, ribbon, or other accessory
that you’d like your dog to wear.
Play the recorded message.
You can record up to five seconds of
voice data on the white record, but
you can record only one record.
Touch this to erase your current
message. Once erased, messages
can't be recovered.
Use these icons to switch
from shampoo to
showerhead and back,
as needed.
To play or record your
message, touch the
appropriate button and
then slide the needle
onto the record.
Touch the dog’s head to put that
accessory on the dog.

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Going Shopping
Pet Supply
Kennel
Secondhand Shop
Dog Hotel
Interior Decorator
Touch the on the Go Out menu to go shopping. Next, just touch the
icon for the store you want to visit.
You can purchase all the supplies you need
at the Pet Supply store.
Select a new decor for your home here.
Go here to buy more puppies.
Go here to sell supplies you no longer need.
You can leave dogs here or
come pick them up. At most, you
can keep three dogs in your
house, so if you want to own
more than three dogs, you’ll
need to keep the others here.
Choose this when you want the Dog
Hotel to care for one of your dogs
for you. Up to five dogs can stay at
the Dog Hotel at one time.
Choose this option to pick up one of
the dogs you’ve left at the hotel. If
you already have three dogs at
home, you’ll have to swap one of
those for a dog in the hotel.
Choose this option when you want
to part ways with your puppy. But
remember, once you donate a puppy
to the hotel, they will find a new
trainer for it, and you’ll never be
able to see that puppy again.
Take a puppy out of the Dog Hotel
and replace it with one of the
puppies currently in your home.
Drop Off
Donate
Pick Up
Swap
You can keep up to
five dogs in the
Dog Hotel.
Go Back
Money

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Walking the Dog
Choose Your Route Park
Discount Shop Gymnasium
Touch the icon on the Go Out menu to choose a route and take your
puppy for a walk. You can have a lot of fun exploring the town together.
Use the stylus to draw the route
for your walk on the map. To
enter a building or park, just
draw your route to the entrance.
However, your route must always
lead you back to your house. Use
or , , , or to scroll
around the map.
This is your puppy’s stamina. Your puppy can
walk only as far as its stamina will allow.
Laws in most places require dogs to be on a leash at all
times. When walking a real dog, never let your dog off
its leash.
If your puppy poops while on
a walk, be sure to touch the
poop to scoop it up!
Pass through these areas
You can practice
for disc
competitions (pg.
30) on this nice
open lawn.
Come here to buy
supplies at lower
prices than you can
get them at the
pet supply store.
Come here to
practice for agility
trials (pg. 30).
Return to
the menu
Erase your
entire route

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Life With a Dog
Contests
Touch the icon on the Go Out menu to enter your dog in one of three
different types of contests: obedience trials, agility trials, and disc
competitions. Each contest has five different levels of competition. When
you place in a contest, you’ll move up to the next level. If you fail to finish in
the top three, you’ll drop down one level. Participating in a contest with
your dog is always a memorable experience.
Be sure to practice hard before entering
a contest. You can also read up on the
different contests in the competition
books found under the Care category of
your supplies.
Touch the name
of the contest you
want to enter.
When you win a contest, the results will be displayed under your
Trainer Info (pg. 35). Additionally, if you win the championship
level of competition, a ribbon will be shown, along with the
number of consecutive championships you’ve won.
When raising real puppies, remember that training
a dog for strenuous activities like disc competitions
and agility trials before the dog is fully grown can
be dangerous for the puppy.

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Disc Competition
Agility Trial
Obedience Trial
Required Skills
Free Performance
This is a competition to see how
many points your puppy can earn
by catching discs you’ve thrown
within a given time limit. The points
earned for catching the disc depend
on how far the disc was thrown.
This contest measures your dog’s
ability to follow commands. Speak
clearly as you issue commands to
your puppy. Perform Skills
Dogs must first perform
several skills consecutively
in a particular order.
Maintaining a Skill
Dogs must perform
particular skills and hold
that pose for a specific
minimum time frame.
This is the dog’s
opportunity to shine.
There are no prescribed
skills. Instead, the trainer
issues commands freely
within a given time frame
to demonstrate the dog’s
different abilities.
Slide the stylus to
throw the disc. Your
puppy will chase
after it.
Catching the disc in
midair results in
higher points.
The map shows the
order in which the
obstacles must be
cleared. If your dog
strays from this order,
points will be deducted
from your score.
Try to complete all the
required commands within
the given time limit.
This competition requires you to
use the stylus to guide your puppy
through the course, clearing
obstacles along the way. Tap the
map with the stylus or slide it along
the map to help guide your puppy.

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Meeting Your Friends’ Puppies
On the Go Out menu, touch the icon to communicate wirelessly with
another Nintendogs owner via Bark Mode. To do this, you simply put your
Nintendogs Game Card into wireless mode, and then when you pass by
another Nintendogs owner in wireless mode, you will automatically
communicate. Your trainer info (pg. 35) will also be traded.
See pgs. 42–43 regarding using the Nintendo DS wireless function.
Note that Bark Mode uses more battery power than searching for a PictoChat session
(pg. 37). If the battery runs out while playing or while in Sleep Mode, you will have to
restart your game from the last time you played.
First, choose a puppy to
communicate with.
Next, decide whether
or not you want to
give a present to the
other trainer. If so,
choose the present
you want to send.
Once your
preparations are
complete, tap Yes.
Even if you close your
Nintendo DS, it will
continue its wireless
search. See pages 2-3 for
important information
about the wireless feature.
When another trainer
with Bark Mode activated
is nearby...
If the trainer you're communicating
with has recorded a voice message
on his or her white record, you will
hear the voice message.
Success! You will now
have an opportunity to
play with the other
trainer’s dog. After
playing together for a
while, you and your
puppy will return home.
Your Friend List (pg. 34)
will record the date of your
encounter with the other
trainer, and the number of
times you and that trainer
have communicated.

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Nintendogs Information
Trainer Info
Friend List
Trainer Accomplishments
Trainer Info
System Settings
The Go Out menu also features the icon. This is where you can go
to find all of your personal information, such as your Trainer Info and
Friend List.
Touch the icon to change the name, birth date, comment, or trainer icon
used in the game. Initially, the information in your Nintendo DS system
settings will be used automatically, but even if you change your trainer info, it
will not affect your Nintendo DS system settings. The information you’ve input
will automatically get sent to another trainer when you communicate with
them wirelessly in Bark Mode.
Read this to see what you've done as the trainer of
your dogs.
As you become closer to
your puppy, your trainer
points will increase.
Your trainer title will
change based on your
trainer points.
Trainer Icon
The dogs you are
raising at home
appear here.
Go here to check your best performances in the various
contests (pg. 29).
Choose this option to change system settings for
Nintendogs. See pg. 37 regarding searching for active
PictoChat rooms.
When changing your name or comment, be sure to use
a nickname and do not include personal information.
See the Nintendo DS instruction booklet for additional
privacy information. You will use the keyboard on the
Touch Screen to input text. When you’re done, touch
Confirm to finish. See pg. 11 for info on how to use the keyboard.
Go here to view a record of the Nintendogs trainers
you’ve linked up with via Bark Mode. Other trainers’
information will automatically get saved here when
you link up with them. You can save information for up
to 50 people. If you link up with more than 50 people,
your list will be updated by erasing the information
from your list, starting with the oldest information.

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System Settings
Battery Save Settings
PictoChat Search
Mic Sensitivity
Time Display
PictoChat Search
Touch the icons to adjust all settings. Touch when you’re done. Turn this option on to search for active PictoChat chat rooms while
playing Nintendogs. First you will need to access the system settings and
turn the PictoChat search function on. When you do so, your Nintendo
DS will continue searching wirelessly—even if you close it—but it will
consume more battery power than standard Sleep Mode.
If there are people using PictoChat nearby, the
icon will appear on-screen. You cannot automatically
switch to PictoChat from Nintendogs, so you will first
need to save your progress (pg. 9) on the Home screen
and then power-off your Nintendo DS. Next, turn your
Nintendo DS on again and access PictoChat.
In some cases, the PictoChat chat room you’ve found may become inactive
before you are able to switch from Nintendogs to PictoChat. Please refer to
your Nintendo DS hardware instruction booklet for help using PictoChat.
When set to On, the system's backlight will
automatically turn off after 10 minutes without
any input.
Adjust the sensitivity of the built-in microphone.
When set to Off, the clock will not appear on the
Top Screen.
Turn this option on to search for active nearby
PictoChat chat rooms. You can also choose how
you will be notified.

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Troubleshooting
To ensure that your puppy can hear you clearly, hold your Nintendo DS
so that the microphone is about six inches from your face. Also, if there
is a lot of background noise where you are playing, choose the System
Settings option in the Go Out menu to adjust microphone sensitivity.
Even if I call my puppy it won’t respond to me.
You can earn money by entering and placing in contests (pg. 29). You can also earn
money by selling unneeded supplies at the secondhand shop.
Is there a way to earn money?
If a message appears indicating you cannot go for walks or enter competitions, you
will need to wait for a period of time before you can do so. This will not occur if you
always play Nintendogs on the same Nintendo DS system.
When I use a different Nintendo DS system to play Nintendogs, I can't go
for a walk or enter any contests...
Even dogs of the same breed can have different personalities. Additionally, how the
dog is raised can also affect its personality. What personality your dog ends up with
will be affected by you, its trainer.
Even though my friend and I both have the same breed, our dogs have very
different personalities...
Sometimes, dogs are able to sneak out of the house and have fun without you
realizing. If your dog is gone, don’t panic. Just wait a little bit. Sometimes your dog
will return with a present.
My dog is gone...
You can only receive one voice message each time you communicate
via Bark Mode. Once you communicate with another Nintendogs
trainer, the wireless mode automatically shuts off. To communicate
again, you will need reactivate Bark Mode. Additionally, until you turn
your Nintendo DS off, you will be able to replay the last voice message
you received at any time by going to your Friend List.
How many voice messages can I receive at one time?