Nintendogs lets you take care of virtual pets (dogs, obviously) on your Nintendo DS. You can train your puppies by speaking commands into the microphone, pat the pooch with the stylus, play games like as "fetch" with a Frisbee, buy toys, food, and accessories, and take part in competitions to win trophies.

If there are other Nintendo DS users with Nintendogs nearby with both of you in "Bark Mode", you can link the games wirelessly and see both dogs on the same screen.

You initially only have 6 (US/EU), 5 (JP) of the 18 (US/EU), 15 (JP) breeds available when you start playing the game (the six breeds being determined by which version of the game you buy), but as you progress, you unlock more breeds and items to buy. If you connect with another user that has another breed of dog not available to you then their dog's breed will be unlocked for you.

The available versions to purchase are:

Japanese Versions:

Chihuahua & Friends: Beagle, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever, Shih Tzu.
Miniature Dachshund & Friends: German Shepherd, Miniature Dachshund, Miniature Schnauzer, Pug, Yorkshire Terrier.
Shiba & Friends: Miniature Pinscher, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Shetland Sheepdog, Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle.

North American and European Versions:

Chihuahua & Friends: Boxer, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, German Shepherd, Shetland Sheepdog, Yorkshire Terrier.
Dachshund & Friends: Beagle, Golden Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Pug, Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky.
Lab & Friends: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Schnauzer, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle.
Best Friends Version (North America - bundled with DS): Beagle, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Yorkshire Terrier.
Dalmatian & Friends: Dalmatian, Boxer, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Beagle.

In addition to all the breeds listed above, there are two more breeds that can be unlocked through various ways.

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Alternate Titles

"ニンテンドッグス柴＆フレンズ" -- Japanese spelling (Shiba & Friends version)
"任天狗" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Puppy Times" -- Working title
"ニンテンドッグスダックス＆フレンズ" -- Japanese spelling (Dachs & Friends version)
"ニンテンドッグスチワワ＆フレンズ" -- Japanese spelling (Chihuahua & Friends version)
"ニンテンドッグスダ" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Nintendo Ds Lite Nintendogs	Nintendo DS
	Nintendogs: Dachsund & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.99
	Nintendogs Lab & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.36
	Nintendogs Lab & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.36
	Nintendogs Lab & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.36
	Nintendogs Lab & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.36
	Nintendogs Lab & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.36
	Nintendogs: Dachsund & Friends	Nintendo DS	$3.99
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An Endearingly Clever Pet Simulator.

Guy Chapman (1747)

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The Press Says

Edutaining Kids	Aug, 2005	A+	100
N-Zone	Oct 12, 2005	85 out of 100	85
Game Freaks 365	2006	8.5 out of 10	85
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Gamereactor (Sweden)	Oct 04, 2005	8 out of 10	80
neXGam	2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Video Game Generation	Feb 05, 2005	7.2 out of 10	72
Edge	Jun 09, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Good-Evil.net	Mar 13, 2007	3 out of 6	50