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Welcome to Kanine Kennel Klub! This is a realistic canine sim where you can buy, train, breed, and compete with your own dogs. Competition victors will be decided by statistics, attitudes, and responsible breeding; if you play your cards right, you could get several bonus points that could easily turn the tide of a show. You can also create kennels and rescue organizations -- the choice is yours!
Joining
Don't be shy -- we're all very friendly here and would love to have you join! To do so, simply head down to the "Rules and Forms" section (right below this post), copy the kennel form, and paste it into a new post. Most of it should be pretty self-explanatory, but if you're wondering about the kennel type, just scroll down a couple sections on this post to read a bit more about the types of kennels you can have. (Note: It is possible to be an all-purpose kennel; just be aware that you will not receive the additional points other types might receive.) The owner doesn't have to be anything special; I just need a name, age, and gender. Everything else is entirely optional, but I strongly encourage you to develop your character if you've got the time! After posting the form, you can begin searching for your first dog and I'll add your information to the front page.
Adoption
Dogs can be acquired through a variety of different ways, including straightforward purchases, auctions, rescues, and prizes. In a purchase competition, forms are submitted to vie for the purchase of the dog, the price of which will be listed on the dog's information; however, these will not be first come, first serve. The forms required will typically include something involved with the purchase of the dog, such as the best name, a short story about the first time the dog and owner met, the first time the dog was brought to the owner's kennel, the best personality, etc. Occasionally the kennel best equipped to care for the dog will be chosen; however, any pre-existing friendships and such will be fully ignored for the sake of dog adoptions. Auctions do not require that you submit a form, and the dog is simply given to the highest bidder by the end of the time allowed. Rescues are first come, first serve; however, in order to adopt a rescue, you must be able to pay the vet care that will be listed on the dog's page, and the stats of a rescue dog will not be revealed until after the dog has been purchased. Dogs can also be adopted as prizes by submitting a form that includes some sort of creative aspect, such as a short story, a poem, a drawing, a funny gif, etc. The desired extra will be disclosed at the beginning of the competition. Customs may never be requested and can only be won as prizes from a Level X dog show.
Kennels
In order to adopt a dog, you must have a kennel. You may have up to three kennels; the first one is free, and each subsequent kennel costs $25,000. While there are no rules as to how many or which types of dogs you may keep at a kennel, there are several different types that you may choose to have your kennel be:
Breed-Specific: All dogs within this kennel that are the same breed will receive a bonus during shows and breeding, though they don't have to all compete in the same event. Dogs kept at breed-specific kennels will receive a two-point bonus for breed-specific shows, which are hosted by breed associations, and a two-point bonus for pups during breedings.
Type-Specific: All dogs within this kennel that are the same type (herding, working, sporting, etc.) will receive a bonus during type-specific shows, which are hosted by type associations, and a one-point bonus for pups during breedings.
Rescue: All dogs within this kennel must be rescues or the offspring of rescues. Although the user must pay a vet bill when adopting the dog, all dogs in the kennel will receive free vet and weekly care from that point forward.
Breeding: In order to be recognized as a breeding kennel, the majority of the dogs must be available for breeding to the public, and all should be available for breeding after certain specifications are met. Females will be able to breed twice a week (but must have a two-day cool down period in between breedings; weeks will officially start on Sundays for females to make keeping up with this easier). Males will give a three-stat bonus to the pup that the owner may distribute at will and females will offer one additional stat to the pup. While breeding kennels may also be breed-specific, they cannot start out as both breed-specific and discipline-specific. Once it has been proven to me that the breeding kennel is truly being used as such (and not just an excuse to breed your female twice a week), I will allow that kennel to be both breed-specific and discipline-specific if the user desires.
There may be breed-specific rescue kennels if a user would like, but this would be relatively difficult to accomplish. To start off one's kennel, it is recommended to focus on acquiring good dogs and purchasing separate kennels to sell dogs to later. Additionally, in order to set up a kennel, one must come up with not only a name but a kennel owner. The only necessary information for the kennel owner is the name, age, and gender, although a he or she may be expanded upon if you would like. The minimum age for a kennel owner is 22. Although the kennel owner is the only required character, other characters may be made as well. However, additional characters do not affect anything and are purely for entertainment. Please note: The character created for this sim will be used for events in the dog's life, especially training. If you would rather not have someone else writing for a particular character, please do not use that one and come up with a different character.
Stats
Each dog's page includes a variety of stats belonging to the dog. These are used to determine the winners of a competition and the stats of a dog's offspring. The first set is basic info, like age, gender, ect; the second set is always out of ten, and includes your dog's skill levels.
Additional Information
Dogs age a year every two weeks.
Dogs bred from a breeding kennel will receive two additional stats per parent at the breeding kennel that can be added to any physical trait at the discretion of the owner.
