Accessories


Accessorizing Your VKC® Dog

The early history of products for your dogs

From the beginning, Enrico Genosse knew that the dogs would need something to do. This is why he created the first toy, a redball with a copyable script inside. By making the script copyable, he reasoned, anybody could place the script inside anything and make the object a toy with which the dog would play. 

Soon toys of all sizes and descriptions were being created. Do you want Fido to fetch your newspaper for you? Find — or make for yourself — a newspaper. Place the toy script inside this object and, on command, Fido will go to it, pick it up, bring it to you, and drop it. Those who read the VKC Dog Owner's Manual soon figured out how to teach Fido a trick called "get," and afterwards could give the command, “Fido get newspaper.” 

Tracee Seelowe and Basement Desade marketed the first accessories for the VKC dogs. Although she herself has moved on in her interests, one may still purchase Miss Seelowe's houses, beds, toys, and bowls at Turing Isle. Mr. Desade also has progressed to other creative outlets. 

Taking the basic idea of adding a toy script to an object a step or three further, Chiva Vavoom, the first vendor at Turing Isle and the only vendor to receive a personal endorsement from Mr. Genosse for the quality of her scripting, led the way in writing new scripts for the toys, beds, bowls, furniture, rugs, and dog houses she makes. The Vavoom! products are scripted so that they tell your dog to play with them or to use them. They are now available at several locations throughout SL as well as at her main store at Turing Isle

Through a "hands-across-the-pond" relationship, Blu Sparkle and Sandry Logan have created several useful tools for working with the VKC Dogs. Foremost among these is their LogSpark Dog Locator. With this handy device, you can find your dog no matter where in the region the dog has wandered and have him returned to you at the push of a button. Adding Solcar Amat's animating genius to this fruitful collaboration of friends, LogSpark now offers dog baths for every VKC dog.

By now, enterprising residents have made all sorts of beds, bowls, dog houses, and toys for the dogs. You will find products that cover the full spectrum of options in terms of quality, creativity, and price. There are products for every budget and interest. ❧

Fido's First Toy

When you adopt a VKC Dog, you not only will receive the dog of your choice but the folder will include his first toy, a redball. Your dog knows how to play with this toy using the command, "fetch." If you don't have a redball in your inventory, drop by any of the VKC Dog Parks, touch the sign for the redball, and receive one for free.

What to Feed the VKC® Dogs

Like our avatars, the VKC Dogs will eat or drink for fun, but they do not require virtual nourishment — other than, perhaps, our love.

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