August 27, 2005
Man's Best Friend
Today is Trevor's 7th birthday, and what better present to get for the growing boy than his own labrador retriever?
No, we didn't really get Trevor a dog. We did however pick up the newest release for the Nintendo DS - Nintendogs
In this game, you get a virtual dog to raise as your own. The dog needs to be fed, walked, trained and even have it's belly scratched. By using the microphone, the dog can hear your commands, get used to your voice and respond appropriately. If you call the dog with the wrong tone of voice, it won't respond. By using the stylus, you can pet your dog, scratch its ears, shake hands and play frisbee. After training your pet, you can enter them into contests and with the prize money buy fun squeaky toys, move into a bigger house or upgrade his food.
Also, with the wi-fi capabilities of the DS you can bring your dog over a friends "house" and let them play as long as their DS is nearby. There are three versions of the game, each holding 6 breeds but if you play wirelessly with others who own one of the other two versions you can get all 18 breeds.
Trevor has been teaching his new dog "Penny" to roll over, and a few minutes ago I caught Tara playing frisbee with the dog. Too weird.
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Enjoyed reading about Trevor.