Creating an event

Sponsor only activity Creating an event is pretty straight forward. To create an event, click the Events tab. From there click the Create an event tab. Select your type of event and name your event. Click Next, then Select your level of event. The level of the event is a score range of dogs. Score is awarded to dogs on how well dogs do verses how many competitors. After you choose your score range, You can select your group of dogs you wish to enter your event. Depending on the event type you select, you may have an option to make it a team event. Select how many dogs you wish to be in each team there. The purse is how much you wish to invest in the event. The higher you set the purse, the more money the entry fee is and the larger the cash award is for winning dogs. To adjust the VP economy, more cash is awarded to winners than you invest. When a dog enters your event, you get the purse X 5. If you invest 100 cash in an event, the entry fee would be 10, but each time a dog enters, you get 50 cash (this is from the audience the dog brings). The purse (award) is also multiplied by 5.

Running an event

Sponsor only activity 24 Hours after you created your an event, click to view your event. A quicklink is provided from your 'viewkennel' page (the magnifying glass on the dog house icon). Or you can go to Events tab and search for them. If there is 10 or more entries and its your event, you will be given a link to run your event. Click it and it will execute the event. You may get a message saying if a record was broken during your event. You will also recieve a message on how much fame you gained, this is based on the attendance of the event. Its not too exciting to watch the event being run (yet), but after its done you will get a link to view the results, check them out!

Entering an event

To enter a dog in an event, first find the event you wish to compete in on the events tab, then click the link to view the ticket. At the bottom of the event ticket (the ticket displays all the entries when reviewing the event), You will see a drop down menu of all your eligable dogs. If you do not have any eligable dogs, check to make sure your dogs are with in the score range of the events and the group type. Up top on the event explains when the soonest the event can be run. Check back after that time to see how you did!

Gambling, betting on dogs and recieving your cash.

A fun aspect of playing this game, is the gambling. Its a valuable tool to make easy cash! And loose some too of course. The more people who bet, the more the odds fluctuate. You can bet up to 500 paycash. The amount you win is based on how 'long shot' the dog was that you bet on. the higher the odds are, the more money you win. If everyone bets on the same dog, and it wins, the most you can get is double your cash (with odds 2/1), and your money back. So If I bet 100 playcash on a dog that was 3/1, and that dog won, I would recieve 400 playcash as my winnings. You can collect winnings on your bet the dog you bet on placed in the top 3. You would not recieve the max amount if it did not win. To collect winnings, you can visit the bookmarks section, or revisit the event after the results have been posted. When viewing the event, you can see a button to collect the winnings, if you won, to the right of the dog. Good luck!

Types of Events

Basis of Skill Judging* Agility is a sport in which a handler is given a set amount of time in which to direct a dog off-leash through an obstacle course. Similary to the equine sport of show jumping, the dog is judged on its ability to go through the obsticles- with or with out faults, and of course its time. A brave dog with plenty of stamina, intelegence, energy and of course speed is in demand for this sport. Assistance trials are shows that judge on companion dogs whom often help the blind and elderly. The trials are through obsticles like streets and such. This event judges dogs whom heard cattle, a large stubborn beast, through a series of obsticles. How far can your dog jump in to the water? Get that rubber ducky! Where the hunters go to show off their dog's abilities. Where your dog saves lives - a show that judges on how well and fast a dog can find a human in an avalanche, lost in the woods, or whereever!

Event Type	Description	Basis of Condition Judging*	Basis of physical & personality Stat Judging*	Other important judgeing notes.
Agility	Discipline Skills: 10% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:25% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:5% Mood: 7% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:5% Endurence: 5% Strength:5% Speed:10% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:5% Height:-2% Size:-3% Loyalty:5% Courage:7% Hyperness:7% Friendliness:0%	The dog should have learned or started training the obsticles in order to not be penalized for them.
Assistance Trial	Discipline Skills: 30% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:20% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:5% Mood: 5% Grooming:5%	Intelegence:10% Endurence: 0% Strength:0% Speed:0% Aggression:-5% Addaptibility:5% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:10% Courage:0% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:15%
Canine Disc (canine_disc)	Canine Disc is basically puppy frisbee! Does your dog have style when it catches that frisbee? Well reach record heights here and record jumps... this sport is based on the dogs speed, sporting ability, strength, dexterity and hope it has fun along with it!	Discipline Skills: 5% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:45% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:0%	Health:10% Mood: 10% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 5% Strength:10% Speed:5% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:0% Height:5% Size:0% Loyalty:0% Courage:0% Hyperness:5% Friendliness:0%
Cattle Hearding	Discipline Skills: 0% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:40% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:5% Mood: 5% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 10% Strength:20% Speed:0% Aggression:10% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:0% Courage:10% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:0%
Conformation	Conformation is a class that judges each breed on its personality, conformation, and obedience based on how well it represents the breed standards of the individual dog's breed. The dog needs to be ready and willing to show off and look sharp!	Discipline Skills: 20% Show Skills:15% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:15% Mood: 15% Grooming:15%	Intelegence:0%* Endurence: 0%* Strength:0%* Speed:0% * Aggression:0%* Addaptibility:0% * Height:0% * Size:0%* Loyalty:0% * Courage:10% * Hyperness:0%* Friendliness:0% *	* This Event Compares how close its stats are to its breed, it should be 'alike' its breed. A dog however that is too aggressive may bite the judge. Dogs whom are with in a good enough range of the breed do not get penalized.
Dock Jumping	Discipline Skills: 0% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:30% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:10% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 0% Strength:15% Speed:10% Aggression:5% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:0% Courage:30% Hyperness:10% Friendliness:0%
Field Retrieving	Discipline Skills: 0% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:50% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:5% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:15% Endurence: 10% Strength:5% Speed:20% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:0% Courage:5% Hyperness:5% Friendliness:0%
Flyball	Flyball is a team sport of 4 dogs in a 'relay race'. It is over a set course of obsticles - and catching a tennis-like ball and bringing it back to its team. A dog is awarded points depending on how fast it can do this, and the team score is awarded based on all the dogs in its team.	Discipline Skills: 5% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:45% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:10% Mood: 5% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 10% Strength:0% Speed:10% Aggression:5% Addaptibility:5% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:0% Courage:5% Hyperness:5% Friendliness:0%	This event can only be a team event, a team of 4 dogs. The final score is based on the average time the 4 dogs completed in.
Herding	Herding is a class based on a popular job for dogs, lifestock hearding. This requires a dog full of stamina (to work all day) and very well disciplined, and certainly not aggressive towards the livestock. The dog will complete a course, to heard sheep through, and the best one wins!	Discipline Skills: 10% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:30% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:10% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:15% Endurence: 20% Strength:0% Speed:5% Aggression:-10% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:5% Courage:0% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:5%	A dog should be well trained in working skill for it to get all the sheep in succesfully. It takes a lot of practice! An aggressive dog may bite the sheep.
Hunting/Field Trials	Hunting AKA field trials is based on an ancient sport with your dog, of your dog retrieving an object (fake animal in virtualpups) and bringing it back to its owner, on command. A dog must be smart, have a good nose, and able to find the prey at a fast pace.	Discipline Skills: 15% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:20% Working Skills:15% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:10% Mood: 5% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:5% Endurence: 5% Strength:0% Speed:5% Aggression:5% Addaptibility:5% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:5% Courage:5% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:0%	---
Mushing	Mushing is a sled dog race. A dog that will perform well in this will be a dog that can handel the snow and the stamina long with the race, as well as the strength to pull the sled. This event can be a team event. The sled driver should also be an experienced dog handler.	Discipline Skills: 5% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:35% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:10% Mood: 5% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 15% Strength:10% Speed:5% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:5% Loyalty:0% Courage:5% Hyperness:5% Friendliness:0%	Certain types of dogs get a huge bonus for this event type, as they can withstand the snow and have it in their blood to do just this!
Obedience	This class, judges more-so on the dog's obedience and training than that of a conformation class, in which judges on the dogs physique. A well disciplined show dog that expresses an interest in pleasing its owner and highly skilled in the discipline department.	Discipline Skills: 45% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:5%	Health:10% Mood: 5% Grooming:10%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 0% Strength:0% Speed:0% Aggression:-5% Addaptibility:5% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:10% Courage:10% Hyperness:-5% Friendliness:10%
Racing: Course Racing/Lure Racing	Lure Racing is the 'racing' of dogs, using an object the dogs all chase, first one accross the finish line wins! It is also refered to as coursing.	Discipline Skills: 0% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:40% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:0%	Health:10% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 10% Strength:5% Speed:25% Aggression:10% Addaptibility:0% Height:5% Size:-5% Loyalty:0% Courage:5% Hyperness:3% Friendliness:0%	Greyhounds do get a huge bonus in this sport. This sport also judges alot on natural speed (the stars).
Search and Rescue	Discipline Skills: 20% Show Skills: 0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:20% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:5% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:10% Endurence: 5% Strength:0% Speed:5% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:5% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:0% Courage:10% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:0%
Schutzhund	The schutlzhund is the 3 day event of dogs. Its first phase is a tracking class, the second an obedience class, and the third a protection class. It demonstrates the dogs overall ability as a working dog.	Discipline Skills: 20% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:30% Owner's Handler Skills:10%	Health:10% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 0% Strength:0% Speed:0% Aggression:5% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:20% Courage:10% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:5%	Please note that this listed is only for the protection phase of this event. Check out tracking and obedience to see what the other phases are judged on.
Showmanship	This class, rather than judging so much on the dog, judges on the handler as well. The dog must be well fit of course, and well trained, and its master must be ready and trained as well. A friendly happy and loyal dog makes a good showmanship dog.	Discipline Skills: 15% Show Skills:10% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:0% Owner's Handler Skills:25%	Health:10% Mood: 10% Grooming:10%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 0% Strength:0% Speed:0% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:5% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:10% Courage:5% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:10%	This sport primarily judges on you, the dog owner/handler.
Tracking	A tracking test is to demonstrate the dog's ability to recognize and follow human scent, a skill that is useful in the service of mankind. It is a show catered to the working dog.	Discipline Skills: 15% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:35% Owner's Handler Skills:2%	Health:10% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:10% Endurence: 5% Strength:0% Speed:5% Aggression:-5% Addaptibility:10% Height:0% Size:0% Loyalty:10% Courage:5% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:5%
Weight Pulling	Weight Pulling is an event that judges how much your dog can pull... and how far. Strength and harness training is a necessity. The surface varies upon competition, it can be a snow sled or on wheels. In virtualpups we are doing snow for starters. The dog has one minute to get to the other side of the course, 15 feet... carrying a lot of weight. This can be a team event.	Discipline Skills: 10% Show Skills:0% Sport Skills:0% Working Skills:25% Owner's Handler Skills:5%	Health:10% Mood: 0% Grooming:0%	Intelegence:0% Endurence: 10% Strength:40% Speed:0% Aggression:0% Addaptibility:0% Height:0% Size:20% Loyalty:0% Courage:5% Hyperness:0% Friendliness:0%	This event judges alot on natural strength as well (the stars).

*These are approxomate levels and not completely accurate, subject to change.