Play with Dogs - relaxing game centers on interacting with dogs, taming them, collecting the puppies they drop, and using those collections in a room-decoration activity. Its main progression link is the side-scrolling action mini-game, which is used to level up the player's finger and the dogs.
Side-scrolling action and leveling
The mini-game provides the active challenge in the experience. Playing it improves the level of the finger and the dogs, and the source states that a higher finger level leads to collecting more coins and puppies from tamed dogs. This makes the mini-game relevant to the game's collection loop rather than a separate activity.
Taming dogs and collecting puppies
Dogs appear in different breeds and colors. When they are tamed, they can drop coins and puppies. Puppies can be gathered for the game's collection goals, while coins are used for upgrades described in the source.
Lures and rare dogs
Players can upgrade lures to attract and tame rare dogs. The lure system therefore adds another choice to the dog-collection process, with upgraded lures associated with encounters involving rarer dogs.
Rooms for collected puppies
Collected puppies can be placed in special rooms, where players create and decorate living spaces for them. Room design is presented as a separate creative activity connected to puppy collection, allowing the collected animals to be part of the game's spaces.