Who has bought Nintendogs and how much do you know about the bark mode? I just gave my child Nintendo DS today for a birthday present. This is a handheld game unit with a special game cartridge called Nintendogs. This evening, I've learned it has a special feature called bark mode. When this is enabled. Anyone in our neighborhood, if they are also playing with a Nintendog game, can send their dog into my child's handheld for the dogs to play together. When this play date occurs, the child's name and birthdate are acquired. Now I'm reading more about it...