Category : K9 Information

That’t right you guys have waited a long time and we have worked some hard hours, and finally its here!

***IMPORTANT NOTE***After Tuesday December 13, 2011 we will NO longer provide support for K9’s that are NOT v1.3***

So please update your k9’s!!!!

Update v1.3 Fixes/Changes:

Fixes:

1. Fixed menu issues (secondary menu not working).

2. Fixed K9 hud/K9 to now allow for a 30 character name.

3. Chew Toys now phantom.

4. Fixed update kennel to now have the K9 uuid in the description.

5. API now includes collar.

6. Kennel text now includes version number.

Changes:

1. GPS now has set home position in the menu.

2. Added pregnancy booster 1% and 5%.

3. Added an on/off switch to the Chew Toy (turn it off instead of putting it into inventory).

4. Added Last Mating button to the K9 menu (button in the menu when clicked will show last K9 it mated with, name and uuid).

5. Last kennel button (button in the menu when clicked will show last kennel birthed by this K9).

Somethings you need to know about the updater:

1. It will not work if there is more than one updater out. It gives you a message that there are 2 updaters out please remove one. If you continue to try and update your K9 It will give you another error message and have you pick one updater up and reset the other. (touch and wait 5 seconds to reset)

2. It will not update pregnant K9’s. The reason being the updater can potentially abort the pregnancy. Waiting to update your pregnant K9’s will not effect the K9’s functions, they will continue to eat, move, animate etc. When they give birth to the kennel, then you can update them. The kennel will be the old version and need to be updated when birthed.

3. The updater will not work on sims with a high load. Dilation needs to be above .65 and region fps must be above 25 for the updater to work. You will get an error message that says the sim dilation is too low, we have enclosed a sim monitor that will display these values for you. Just rez on your sim next to the updater.

Update Instructions:

Single Updater: Place the updater near the K9 that isn’t updated and click the K9 and click the update button. The K9 will be updated and the settings will be the same as before the update process. ***DO NOT PICK UP K9’S OR THE UPDATER UNTIL IT HAS COMPLETED THE UPDATE PROCESS***

Bulk Updater: Place the bulk updater in the middle of your K9 breeding area, click the updater and adjust the settings you want your K9’s to be set to after the update process, then click the update K9’s button on the updater menu. This updater has the ability to update all K9’s that are not v1.3 in an entire region. However, depending on sim performance it may only do the K9’s in a 96 meter radius. Do not remove the updater until it has completed updating all K9’s and the hover text above the updater reads FINISHED. ***DO NOT PICK UP K9’S OR THE UPDATER UNTIL IT HAS COMPLETED THE UPDATE PROCESS***

Fervor/Heat !!

You can do several things to help your Horse or K-9 gain fervor/heat.

 

For a horse or k-9 to gain fervor/heat they must be at least age 7

 

The happiness level does effect fervor/heat. if the horse or K-9 is not 75% happy it will NOT gain fervor/heat. Also if the happiness falls bellow 75% it will stop gaining fervor/heat.

 

The horses or K-9’s do have to have breedable food to gain fervor/heat. If you start a horse or K-9 out on pet food it will have to eat breeder food for 7 days before it will be able to start gaining.

 

Riding a horse as well as salt licks will help ensure your horse gets above 75% happiness and builds fervor. Also Sugar Cubes will help boost happiness. Playing with your K-9 and chew toys will help your K-9 gain happiness, Rawhide lollipops gives a boost to happiness also.

 

Remember before filing a ticket about your horses or K-9’s not gaining fervor/heat be sure to check the info listed above to make sure all conditions are favorable for fervor/heat to be building.

Fervor and Heat Builders

I have had a couple of people ask me how can a newborn horse have 15% fervor or a newborn K-9 have 15% heat?

 

Well here’s the answer !

 

For Horses,one Amaretto Cocktail and One Amaretto Passion Pill can add a total of 15% fervor per day! That can add up quick. For K-9’s one Amaretto Brand K-9’s Mega Woof Vitamins and One Amaretto Puppy Love Pill can add a total of 15% heat per day! That can add up quick.

 

When your horse or K-9 reaches age 7 without having any (Passion Pills for horses),(Puppy Love Pills for K-9s) or (Cocktails for horses),(Mega Woof Vitamins for K-9,s) it then has to still reach 100 fervor/heat before it can breed which means it will be that much longer before your new bundle/kennel will be dropped.

 

If your newborn horse/K-9 is given a Passion Pill and a Cocktail (for horses) or Puppy Love Pills and Mega Woof Vitamins for K-9’s) each day from birth, that is 15% of fervor/heat added each day. So by the time the horse/K-9 reaches age 7 it will already be at 100 fervor/heat and will be able to get pregnant right away.

 

Another little known fact is even pregnant horses/k-9’s can be given the Passion Pills and Cocktails/ Puppy Love Pills and Mega Woof Vitamins in order to keep them primed and ready for breeding at all times. So if you have a really nice horse/k-9 that throws really nice offspring that would be a good candidate for you to keep ready to go at all times!

Tonight I want to talk to you about Mother had second bundle/
kennel in three days message.
First  this usually happens when there is a sim rollback
or  restart, this can also happen with sim lag .
Most of the time the mother has had a viable bundle or kennel
then  the 2nd bundle/kennel can be deleted .
When you file a ticket on this be sure to add the Mothers
UUID  an add this is the only bundle/kennel  you got  in ticket.
The horses/K-9's only have one bundle/kennel at a time so twins
are not possible .
Please remember, if the bundle with this error message is the
second bundle from this mother, it can be deleted and
no ticket is needed.

Are you using your k9 hud?

Are you using your K-9 hud?

Hey everyone its Monday and we all know what that means its Ava’s connection day!
I wanted to take a few moments to talk to everyone, about the K-9 hud and make sure that all the new K-9 breeders know about all the cool things you can do!

When you use the hud you can command your K-9 to do the following:

Come

Stay

Fetch

Follow

Playing with your K-9 and the hud will make your K-9’s happiness increase over a length of time!
So if you have a K-9 that is feeling a little blue you can use the hud to bring up their happiness so they will be ready to breed.

If you do not have a Amaretto K-9 hud you can get one by clicking on your K-9, then help, and get hud 🙂

I have also uploaded a K-9 hud video for a visual explanation on how easy it is to use!
http://amarettobreedables.com/videos/7/9/amaretto-k9-hud

Now i hope you will all dust off those K-9 huds and take yours for a walk! Happy breeding everyone until next time!

Second Life has many lag issues, that can cause duplication of breedables, disappearance of breedables, or incomplete transfer of breedables. Having your breedable named can be very helpful especially when SL eats you Horse or K-9. We need information to remake your breedable. What we need is the Name of breedable and/or UUID number. If you leave you horse or K-9 as Amaretto Breedable Horse or Amaretto Breedable K-9 it can make it harder to find and sometimes impossible. The same goes for kennels and bundles.
We can only replace, remake your item if we have the information, so please take the time to name all your breedables.
Names can be as simple as using a number. It will also help you keep track and know when you are missing a horse or K-9.
When you get a bundle or kennel and you decide not to birth it, name it before you take it into your inventory. Lets say a few weeks down the road you decide to birth that bundle, and the horse stays white and doesn’t birth. You probably don’t remember who the parents of the bundle were, but if you have named the bundle and paid attention to the bundle name before you clicked birth, you now have some information to give us that can help in finding out about that bundle.

Happy breeding… and naming!

Until next Thursday….

 

Missing Your Horse or K-9? Dont Worry!!

What happens when your Horse or K-9 disappears? You have to file a ticket. If you don’t have the UUID number, and you have named your horse or bundle, we can usually locate it in our database. Our data base contains UUID, descriptions and even what you name your Horse or K-9

 

If you leave the horse or K-9 named Amaretto Breedable Horse, or Amaretto Breedable K-9, then we have no way of knowing which horse or K-9 that you have missing.

 

Please don’t name them all the same. If you use a name twice, give one of them a number also, or a sir name, Sr., Jr., III, etc.

 

Also your transaction history, when you purchased an item can also be a valuable help when you have tickets on items that did not come into your inventory when you purchased from others, or at auctions.

 

This also applies to Bundles and Kennels. If you don’t plan on birthing them right away, Name Them.

 

When filing a ticket please include all the helpful information that you can.

When you file a ticket on the site  make sure you are the owner of the  Horse or K-9 you are filing a ticket for . This will help us get the horse fixed for you quickly , if you just bought the horse and it becomes duplicated please check with seller first and see if they have another copy  before filing a ticket .
  Sometimes rolling restarts cause duplicated Horses & K-9’s at Market places so if you are selling your horses you might want to check on them  to make sure they have not duplicated.

Happy Breeding to You All. Have a great day 🙂

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Amaretto has released 2 Limited Edition Think Pink Horses, 2 Limited Edition Halloween Horses AND 2 Special Edition Think Pink K-9s!! With 100% of proceeds going to the American Cancer Society, so show your support and let’s make a difference! Sales will be from Oct. 24 – Nov 1 at all Amaretto Store locations. The beautiful New eyes on the Horses & K-9s DO HAVE the ability to pass but the coats DO NOT.  Thank you for your support!

 

I have included some pics for you guys! Click on the pics below to bring up the image! Remember everyone this is for a great cause so lets top last years total!! Until next time happy breeding everyone!!

 

Amaretto K9’s :)

 Hello Everyone.
 As most of you know yesterday was the 2 month anniversary for the Amaretto K9’s!! The K9’s came into play back in November of last year when we announced we would be adding them to Amaretto Breedables. Then after months and months of work by the team they were released on August 22nd of 2011.
Today I come to you all for your feedback on the K9’s. What I am looking for is this:
    What you think of them as a product?
    What you would like to see in them as in traits and such for future updates?
Yes, we do listen to our community and what they would like to see. Although you might think your idea isn’t that great it could be one of the greatest.
No we might not use every single idea that someone has but we do look through them very closely.  Please file tickets with your comments or your suggestions with the title (Attn Richie) I will personally look through every single ticket we get and write down all the details to go over with our team.
We want the community to feel involved, you all are what has made Amaretto what it is today and we will strive to keep on making Amaretto one of the best products within SL.
On a personal note I see each and every community member as a family member. To be honest you all have done so much hard work, just like the Amaretto Team has. From breeding to selling to even sending in great ideas to the Amaretto staff, you each play a very important role in keeping the breedable community alive. So at this time I would like each and everyone of you reading this today to have a seat, get some coffee and just think about what you think will make the K9’s more enjoyable for you and the rest of the community.
PS:  Although you might ask yourself are they using my idea? That is one thing you will have to wait and see when updates come out .