In My Second Life: February 2011

That would be the BioBreed Dogs...they are finally here and sooo cute !!! I purchased a Breeder Pack, consisting of 6 females, 4 males; a week supply of food. They also have a Starter Pack which has 3 females and 2 males; plus food; or you can purchase one dog at a time (male or female).

I bought the Labrador pack; but the Pug pack is also available. General sales start on Monday, Feb 7th. (I got mine early, due to purchasing a loyalty club voucher in November).

Sitting is a Chocolate Male Lab; and next to that one is a Male Yellow Lab

They look soo awesome; BioBreed did an awesome job.

Here is the contents of an "about the dogs" note card I had:

"BioBreeds - *THE NEXT GENERATION IN BREEDABLES!*

~Background~

For almost two years now, Charity Goldfarb and I have watched the coming and going of breedables. As many of you know, we were very involved in chickens, the first breedable, having essentially invented the market businesses that revolved around them (with a tip of the cap to Alora Jewel), and the breedables that followed. We feel we have been successful in the market business because we believe that service to our renters, and their customers, is essential. And we believe in having fun at the same time!

Throughout that, we felt that AI pets are, and will be, part and parcel of the future of Second Life. Also on board, we have the owner of one of the largest landscaping businesses in SL, and a hardware and software geek, I dare say. We have tremendous confidence in our development team, who also have a large successful business in world, and our sculptor, who has been kind enough to put up with us and our relentless pursuit of excellence. :)

~Our Goal~

With the BioBreed dogs, we hope to create the best, and most realistic dog possible at this time. This will be our entry into the breedable market, and for obvious reasons, we want this to be the best on the grid. We hope to earn your respect. And we want to gain your loyalty. How? By creating a great dog! Thru excellent customer service! And by keeping you informed!

~About The Dogs~

We chose dogs for a few reasons, as our first breedable. First of all, we talked to many of you over time about what animal you would like to see. We listened. We also had a series of focus groups. (And to those of you who participated, much thanks!)

We also feel that dogs, being man's best friend, were simply missing, and are an obvious choice. We have been working on these since about mid August and are getting very close to completion. I hesitate to give a percentage of completion, but, with our goal of transparency in mind, I can say this: The first edition dog has been sculpted and completed. While we have had a textured version, we continue to play with that some. We will be revealing the breed of the first dog when we are able to rez a demo of it. We hope to have that accomplished very soon. While there are many hurdles to be jumped yet, we think an optimistic date for release would be the first half of December. Because of the complexities involved, we can not predict a date. So, lets say sometime like January. I feel a little safer with that. :)

We will release one breed first, followed quickly by two others. And then we intend regular release of differnet breeds of dogs.

~The Future~

We see a future here, that is bounding with lifeforms. From plants to birds, to fish to, well, dogs. :) We also envision environmentally friendly animals, interacting not only with their human owners, but with the surrounding environs, including the other Ai living things. We hope to be at the forefront of that. We will be letting you know, as we go along, how we plan to become part of that future. From a business standpoint, it may be counter productive to reveal too much of that today. But, I can say, that what we intend, will be truly amazing. And, hopefully, become part of the culture in Second Life.

if you need any more info than this...IM me and I will do my best to keep you informed! Ozzie Drucker "