Hello all!

I would like to introduce myself. Here on Fanpop, I am known as ShadowMyth. On Nintendogs, I am known as Nat. I have 99,999 Trainer Points, and no, I didn't use a cheat code. I simply followed basic rules to the point where I am now a Nintentogs Master.

My oldest dog, Bullet, is a husky. I've had him for 3 human years, as long as I've had the game. He knows many commands and is in the Championship for each contest category.

Here are some pro tips, just to help you get to how far I've gotten!

~ NEVER, under any circumstances, buy too many puppies at once. Each puppy takes time, effort, and money. Buying too many at once can result in disaster and stress.

~Puppies love music. If you sing to them as they listen to a record or hum to them, they will bond to you MUCH faster.

~Allow your puppies to rely on you. If you go too long without giving them food or water or a good bath, they will start to believe you have abandoned them, and will not trust you during contests or on a walk.

I'll start off by saying this isn't the only way to get good at Nintendogs. There are plenty of other paths to go down, some of them also quite successful, but this is just one of the options. What follows is a list of various tips that you can employ to help be the most successful with your game. By successful, I am referring to money, trainer points, and overall relationship with your dogs.

1. Visits to the Kennel to buy new dogs should be few and far between.
When building your Nintendogs family, you should not have too many dogs. This will help you save money, and also you will have more time to spend with each dog, therefore having more fun with the game. Having one to three dogs is a good idea; when you have four or more dogs, the time spent with each dog is dramatically decreased because, since you can only have up to three dogs at home at a time, you will be keeping dogs in the Dog Hotel. Even if you have a solid rotation, you will still be spending much less time with each dog.