Dog Walking Arcade Game

As always the Japanese have found a new way to take pet ownership into the virtual world. Tokyo Mango has an interesting post on a new dog walking arcade game. I wonder what this is doing to the dog walking business in Japan. At least in San Francisco dog walking isn't cheap. Who knew people were willing to pay to do it?

Virtual Dog Park

Windows Live Messenger and GoPets have launched a virtual dog park for your virtual pet. Now your internet dog can play with other internet dogs without even leaving the house! I especially love the game description from the MSN website:

- Adopt adorable, easy-to-care for pets while chatting with your friends

- Give your pet a unique look, with cool clothing and accessories

- Feed & play with your pet - buy them exotic foods and beautiful places to live

- Let your pet find new friends with similar interests all over the world

Since I can't afford exotic food or beautiful places for my real dog it seems like GoPets is the next best option. Make sure you're using IE when you check out the site or it won't launch correctly, after all it is a Microsoft site.