New to VP lots of questions please help!

Agix · December 2011

I am new and I have trained my dogs but now I am a training kennel and have 100% training for mr fame points and people have been asking me to train. I would like to train them but I don't want to mess up their dog here are a few of my questions. How do you long groom and short groom (what does that mean) How many turns should it take to train a dog I have a sponsor account but would like to link other accounts to it but don't know how How do I get my loyalty, adapt and courage up higher so I can do better in events. Any general advice, I am on this game constantly and I love it I just want to be able to do more and do it right.. Thanks for any advice direction help!

woodpecker · December 2011

How do you long groom and short groom (what does that mean) - Long groom generally are to around 10-12 years of age; this is usually used for lines, and raises stats as high as possible in order for the best statted pups possible on the next generation. Short grooms are for less time, probably around 5 years. How many turns should it take to train a dog - this depends on the training. A higher statted dog can be skill and stat maxxed between two and four years, if done properly. Imports may take much longer - especially to aggro cap. I have a sponsor account but would like to link other accounts to it but don't know how - if you have other novice accounts, then log onto them, go to management> link account to sponsor, and then fill in your sponsor's log-in details. This should link the accounts. How do I get my loyalty, adapt and courage up higher so I can do better in events. - Loyalty is raised by long grooming. It is capped at 600. Adapt and courage can be raised very slowly by long grooming, but is usually raised by boarding a dog in a boarding kennel for long periods of time. - In instance, I've boarded by dogs for probably around two years in a boarding, and their courage and adapt has raised by around 400 over that time. Hope that helped

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Minx · December 2011

How do you long groom and short groom (what does that mean) Long groom is basically grooming the dog for a long time. Such as 12 years. A Short groom would be only a couple of years or stat maxxing How many turns should it take to train a dog Theres no real answer for that. Some dogs take longer depending on stats. I can usually train a dog over 3x4 til the age of 2 or 2 and a half. Imports or bad stated dogs might take three or four years. I have a sponsor account but would like to link other accounts to it but don't know how Go to the managment button on VP and to the right theres a blue box qith the info to link kennels. How do I get my loyalty, adapt and courage up higher so I can do better in events. Loyalty gets higher with every training you do with your dog. It loses loyalty when you exhaust it. Adapt and Courage come from whats called Rotting a dog or sticking it in a sponsor boarding kennel that checks the dogs often. They have to stay in there for a while to raise anything though Any general advice, I am on this game constantly and I love it I just want to be able to do more and do it right.. Hang around the forums and dnt be afraid to join in and ask questions. Theres a good community and we dont mind helping. If theres anything else PM me and id be glad to help.

Aliemac · December 2011

How do you long groom and short groom (what does that mean)- Well it explains above what they are so I'll explain how to.Groom the dog until endurance is at 160(sometimes earlier) then groom x6 till the age that is wanted How many turns should it take to train a dog- Just depends,But never take a turn without training unless you have too I have a sponsor account but would like to link other accounts to it but don't know how- Go into management and click on link this kennel to another kennel How do I get my loyalty, adapt and courage up higher so I can do better in events.- Train for loyalty and keep the dog in boarding for a long time and adapt and courage(a/c) will go up Any general advice, I am on this game constantly and I love it I just want to be able to do more and do it right- Don't be afraid to ask questions

Agix · December 2011

You guys are all so great thank you so much!! Someone asked me to train their dog and I think that I know what it means but I want to be sure before I take on the dog, again I know how much time I put in my dogs I don't want to mess anyone elses up. They asked me to groom ---aggro to 250 then groom to 12/12.5.2

Minx · December 2011

alliemac1010 wrote:

How do you long groom and short groom (what does that mean)- Well it explains above what they are so I'll explain how to.Groom the dog until endurance is at 160(sometimes earlier) then groom x6 till the age that is wanted

I dont agree with this. I dislike super groom and pass up anyone who uses it. It makes the dogs loyalty and other stats go up a bit slower and they never seem to reach the same max that they normally would unless theyve changed it since the last time i tested it. I just use regular groom the entire time

Aliemac · December 2011

Really?Does it work better?Most of the trainers I know use it and not groom

Minx · December 2011

I believe it cuts down on loyalty in the end.. as in a suepr groom does the other stats but loyalty still ends up with .02 and it can be used 3x a turn, hence .06 a turn but a regular groom can be clicked 6 times a turn so it equals .12 a turn.

Aliemac · December 2011

Oh okay good to know

Minx · December 2011

Like i said, i havent tried it in a while. They mightve changed it or something but i prefer not to use it because it did that.

Aliemac · December 2011

Ya I'll check it out when I get the time

Minx · December 2011

Sure thing. Lemme know how it works out for ya

Troglin · December 2011

There is no real significant stat difference between super groom and regular groom. If you are doing a long groom, loyalty will cap anyway and it won't make much of a difference. I suppose if you're training for eventing purposes, where you don't groom til 11/12 then it might be a bit more helpful to reach loyalty cap sooner. Loyalty increase with super groom: 1.201 Loyalty increase with regular groom: 0.201 x 6 = 1.206 In a 12.5 year groom, you would get a 50 loyalty bonus by doing all regular groom, assuming you could get 6 grooms in every single turn (no playing) and never missing even a single one. Obviously you have to start taking into account all the turns used up for playing and any misses that you might make. Super groom can cut down training time by 50% or more once you get the hang of it. For me, I used to be anti super groom. I hated it. I believed it was evil and would do damage, but then I actually decided to give it a try. It cut my training time down at least 65%. The only difference with the endurance amount stated above (160) is that I start super groom at 145. I like old fashioned grooming, but I reserve that for decoys. Also, might I add, constant refreshing and such can really damage your wrists. I used old fashioned grooming for over five years on this site and I have carpal tunnel. (I attribute it to the excessive training.) It helps a lot when I use super groom because I don't have as much pain as quickly. If you want a significant loyalty difference, when a dog has loyalty under 100, use potty train until it hits 100 loyalty. Potty train offers more loyalty per train than groom. This helps greatly with imports and makes a huge difference. I can easily tell when an import was started with potty train or groom. I want to just show two links and then I'll be done with my thing. :P Dog trained by me: <a href="http://virtualpups.com/index.php?r=dog/view&id=2019536"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://virtualpups.com/index.php?r=dog/view&id=2019536</a> Dog trained by someone else: <a href="http://virtualpups.com/index.php?r=dog/view&id=2019534"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://virtualpups.com/index.php?r=dog/view&id=2019534</a> There is a huge difference in all stats. We were both given the same training notes, and that is why I train my own dogs.

Minx · December 2011

Thats great info anna. As a show trainer i prefer to get their loyalty as high as possible as soon as possible so they will show better. Thanks. Very helpful

Agix · December 2011

WOW you guys are so much help! Thank you so much for your support... Another questions... What is this import business, I don't get it.. I am training an import right now and people have so many of them but their stats are so low why have them?

Minx · December 2011

Imports are the beginning dogs basically. They have no parents therefore no outside influences from others. If i were going to start a line of dogs all my own i would start with imports. Only sponsors can import dogs and they only are able to import a few with each kennel renew.

Agix · December 2011

Again thanks for the help with the import questions, now what about these gifties what are they all about?

Troglin · December 2011

Gifties are custom colored dogs. You can purchase a dye for $9 USD or you can buy one off of someone else. You can also just purchase an already dyed animal from another player. They really don't serve a purpose other than to display something that the creator imagined, desired, or was inspired by. My current thing with dyes/gifties is to create different sets related to my favorite TV shows/movies, but I've created colors for memorial dogs or memorial events. It's easier to create a color that means something to you. The fewer of a color there is, the more value the dog holds. There's no point in paying several million for a giftie who is one of a hundred. Just a quick note, players will refer to a dog's rarity by oak (of a kind) -- so 1oak, 2oak, 105oak, etc. I think most collectors prefer colors to be under 5 of a kind. <a href="http://virtualpups.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48386"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">This</a> is a really good guide if you want more information on gifties, how to create them, etc.

Agix · January 2012

Patty · January 2012

If you haven't seen this guide yet, it's a very good, easy to comprehend. <a href="http://virtualpups.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=45511"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">viewtopic.php?f=16&t=45511</a>

CallyKats Dachshunds · January 2012

Anastasia wrote:

 Loyalty increase with super groom: 1.201 Loyalty increase with regular groom: 0.201 x 6 = 1.206

Just curious..but the loyalty on all the dogs I've done with super groom go up by 1.237/1.238. O.o But, welcome to the game.(: If I catch a question someone hasn't already answered, I'm more than willing to help out.

Troglin · January 2012

femalevamp14 wrote:

 Just curious..but the loyalty on all the dogs I've done with super groom go up by 1.237/1.238. O.o

It's specific to each dog or where the stats are at.

The dog I tested it out on had all stats around 50-60. I was actually surprised the thing would take a super groom without exhausting.

Agix · January 2012

Thanks patty for the link I will look this over some more, I did see that before, but I couldn't remember where it was so thanks for posting the link for me!

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