Nintendogs: Places & activities
Home
Feed, groom and play with your puppies here. Check their condition before heading out.
Walks & encounters
Plan a route within your dog’s stamina limit, meet other dogs and visit places along the way.
Competition arena
Enter Disc Competitions, Agility Trials and Obedience Trials. Practise before moving up the classes.
Game artwork, item icons and screenshots © Nintendo. Breed pictures and DS item icons archived from Nintendogs Guide; gameplay screenshots from Nintendo. The Golden Retriever picture shows the same DS breed in Dalmatian & Friends.
Choose the outing that supports your goal
A walk offers exploration and discoveries, the park gives room for disc practice, and the gym helps prepare for agility activities. Decide which skill you are trying to improve before leaving home. If a competition goes poorly, return to the corresponding practice place instead of expecting another entry to teach everything. Keep ordinary care in the routine as well so the outing starts with a comfortable dog.
Compare one small improvement
During a practice visit, keep the command or throw consistent and watch how your dog responds. A clearer cue or better-timed disc toss is easier to evaluate than changing every part of the activity at once. Finish the visit with a particular result in mind, such as more dependable catches, then check that result in the next competition. The place becomes useful because it answers a specific training question.
References
Covered edition: Original Nintendo DS Dachshund & Friends, using the international six-breed starting lineup. Japanese starting breeds differ. This is not Nintendogs + Cats for Nintendo 3DS.