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Thank you for joining ShowDog.com! We hope you will enjoy this highly addictive sim game. Please take your time getting acquainted with the site. Managing your sim kennel properly can be a little overwhelming at first, so be sure to read over the FAQ and the Beginner’s Forum for advice on how to get started.
Since basic accounts are only allowed to own five dogs and breed one litter, you want to be careful about your dog purchases and your breeding. Don’t feel like you need to purchase your dogs or even create your starter dogs right away. Spend a few days just learning how the site works. It would probably be best for you to wait until you have been playing the game for a month or more before you use your breeding; it will be very disappointing if you use it too soon and end up with puppies that are not of good quality.
Think about the direction you want to take with your kennel. As a basic, you cannot have much of an impact on breeding in the simulation, but you can take an active part in showing your dogs. You can pick a specific breed and then work with one or more breeders in that breed to help them finish their puppies, or you can try to finish a dog in every single breed available. It is up to you how your kennel will develop.
Although it may be tempting to buy a champion dog immediately just to have one in your kennel, this is probably not going to be a good idea for a basic member. Since you will be showing your dogs and not breeding them, a champion dog will only help you if it is of a quality to compete against other champions, and dogs of this quality are rarely for sale. Also keep in mind that all dogs over 120 days can no longer compete in shows and so are of little if any use to a basic account.
If you need more help getting started, you can try e-mailing some of the top kennels in your breed (if you have picked one) and asking for advice. Most established users are happy to help new members who sincerely want to learn more about the game.
We hope you will enjoy your time on ShowDog.com!
Last Update: 9/27/2005 7:37:20 PM
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