Puppies are Best in Threes

Sometime last week, probably my first day with my Nintendogs, I found this Bark Ball toy. It makes noises when it hits the ground. I tossed it to Hoshi, and he just barked at it, like he was really scared. He wouldn't go anywhere near it. It made me laugh, though I almost felt sorry for my e-puppy, being so scared and all. After I bought Hana, I tried it again, with the same result. Both dogs were scared of the Bark Ball. They might shove it with their nose and then run away, but that was as close to playing with it as they'd get. Sunday night, I bought my third puppy, Gwen. She's a little Corgi (and much harder to train than the others -- they really do have different personalities). I decided to try the Bark Ball again and see what would happen. Gwen ran right for it. She wasn't scared of it in the least. After maybe ten seconds of watching this, Hana decides she's not scared of it anymore either, and starts playing with the Bark Ball and Gwen. I left the game running, just watching the puppies interact (It's amazing how fun just that little thing can be.) and noticed after about fifteen minutes that Hoshi had finally decided he was tired of being left out. Now they're all happily playing with the toy together! Technorati Tags: Games Nintendo DS Nintendogs