Product Description

You love animals and they love you! Care for and pamper all of your favorite creatures at your own Paws & Claws Pet Resort. Nurture and love the animals to grow your pet care business and become every animal's best friend!
ESRB Rated E for Everyone

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9481 in Video Games
• Brand: THQ
• Model: 36148
• Released on: 2008-02-05
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 5.50" w x 5.00" l, .21 pounds

Features

• Groom, feed and exercise your thoroughbreds for healthy, happy horses.
• Snuggle with your kitty cats or amuse them with toys and balls of yarn. Either way, they'll have a purr-fect time at your pet resort!
• Girl's best friend! Run with your dogs and teach them to sit, fetch and beg.
• Your bunnies don't need a lucky foot to get pampered at your pet spa. Now they can hop and jump to their heart's content!
• Be an entrepreneur! Use the profits from your pet resort to expand your business and grow your clientele.

From the Manufacturer
Pamper your four-legged and feathered guests including puppies, kitties, rabbits, budgies, and horses at your very own Paws & Claws Pet Resort. Nurture and love the animals to grow your pet-care business and become every animal’s best friend!

Features:

• Have a purr-fect time! Use the stylus to pet your kitty cats or entertain them with a ball of yarn.
• Girl’s best friend! Run and play with your dogs and teach them tricks with fun voice commands.
• Go for a ride! Take your horse out for some exercise or a relaxing ride across the countryside.
• You’re the boss! Use the money you earn from your Paws & Claws Pet Resort to build and improve your business.

Customer Reviews

Keeps the "Pet Sitter" on their toes!!
I bought this for my 9 year old daughter who loves animals. The instructions to getting the game started are quite vague and she got very discouraged. The "code" descriptions in the instructions are good, however.

I finally stepped in to help her start the game. To start, you need to set up the "pet resort" business by creating pens for the various animals, buying food, etc., which are done through the "resort owner's" computer screen located in her office. What the directions are vague to tell is that one business day at the pet resort on the DS is equal to 20 minutes (real-time) and changes made (i.e. pen expansions) don't appear until the next "business day". Pet food is stored on a shelf unit that periodically needs to be "dragged" into a food sack.

My daughter waited 4 pet resort days (80 minutes) for the first guest (a rabbit) to show up. Once the first rabbit showed up, and she performed the required animal care, feeding and such in the rabbit pen (using the "A" button), she had rabbits checking in and checking out constantly every couple of minutes and that's when she began to have great fun with the menagerie of animals that came. She (and I) now have a hard time putting it down.

So...a bit confusing getting started, but entertaining and great fun once we figured it out.

Poor Instructions - but fun once you figure it out
Like many others, my daughter (and I) was more than a little frustrated that we couldn't figure out how to do anything. I e-mailed the developer and had the following reply in less than 24 hours. WOnder why no-one else thought to do that? Anyway, this really helped!

To start "Pet Resort", select a New Game, enter a name, and continue to the house. Enter the office, approach the computer and click on the icon of a girl's head at the bottom of the screen. This will open a Management menu on the right side of the screen. Choose "Expansion", and then locate the "Already Built" column. These are your pens. Click on the word "no" to change it to "yes" for Level 1. Continue doing this for every animal, located on the top of the screen. Once all animals have had Level 1 changed to "yes", click the "buy" icon at the bottom right. You have now built pens for the animals. Now you can select "Online Shop" to begin buying food and other items for first animal you will take care of, which is the rabbit. Once purchased, exit the Management menu and walk to the far left of the house, near the bookcase. This is the food storage area. Click the girl's head icon to access the "Foodbag". Place the purchased food in the available slots. Exit and wait for the clock to show 11:00. After 11, walk to the base of the stairs and click on the girl's head icon. A small menu should appear on the right. Click on "Finish the day" and continue through. A customer will then appear at some point with her pet rabbit. This is your first pet to take care of. You will need to feed, groom, and more, depending on what is required. Look at the top of the screen to see the animal's statistics. One business day at the pet resort on the DS is equal to 20 minutes in real time, and changes made (example: pen expansions) do not appear until the next "business day".

I told them the waiting time should have been outlined someplace.

great game for animal lovers
My daughter purchased this game with her birthday money. The directions are terrible but once you have done your waiting and receive your first customer it has been a lot of fun!! My daughter says that you also have to buy a pen before receiving any pets.