Hello, Alacrites!

This is a reminder that Alacrity will be represented at AnthroCon 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA from June 23 through June 26! Kittybot, one of our Site Artists, will be our primary representative, and there is a chance that Robyn, the site owner, will be there also! (Robyn may not be able to attend for personal reasons, but we're trying our best to get her there!)

AnthroCon is a furry convention. If you aren't sure what a furry is, you can read about it on the website. This year, the convention theme is 'magic', and the Guests of Honor are Peter S. Beagle, writer of The Last Unicorn and many other fantasy novels, and Andy Runton, creator of the Owly series of graphic novels for all ages. There's plenty to do at the convention, from meet-and-greets and readings with the Guests of Honor, to how-to-draw lectures, to meet-ups for fans of specific animals, costuming fun, and much much more! You don't have to be a furry to go; being an animal enthusiast is more than enough. (And what are we, Alacrites, if not animal enthusiasts?)

There is even a special bonus for Alacrites who attend the convention! If you find Kittybot (who should be at the AlacritySim.com table in the Dealer's Den, but may be in the Artists' Alley instead due to some bureaucratic confusion), and tell xem your Alacrity username and user ID, xe will put you down as a Con Attendee, which means that when the convention is over, you will receive a free custom dog on Alacrity! Kittybot will also be offering sketches of your Alacrity dogs for only $5 USD, which is 50% off of xyr normal price for sketches. So make sure, if you're at Anthrocon, to go and see Kittybot! It's also a great chance to meet one of our site artists in person, and, as mentioned above, possibly even Robyn as well!

Hey everyone!

Wanted to point out that all Alacrity Staff are hard at work to implement things you guys want to see here!

The newest and greatest addition: Vaccinate All Button!

This is a feature available to Upgrade Accounts, found at the top of your kennel page. This button will show the number of un-vaccinated dogs in your kennel, followed by the cost of how much it will take to have the Vet come out and vaccinate ALL of them!

If you wish to vaccinate only some dogs you will still have to do it manually one by one.

I hope you guys enjoy this new feature, and lets all give a great big HUG and THANK YOU to Kitty (#1518) for coding this in for us.

Working hard to make your Alacrity time special and enjoyable!

Alacrity Staff
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A poll is currently being taken for what the next breed on Alacrity will be! You've been given 10 choices, and don't forget that if you want to support 2 different breeds, you can always vote differently between your two accounts. :} Also, voting will -not- determine this full list of breeds! Only the winning breed is guaranteed to be added to the site in the future.

As a disclaimer, work will not actually begin on the new breed until all of the current breeds have been caught up on their puppy images! I'm aiming to have them finished no later than the end of September or beginning of October, which means the new breed wouldn't be coming until October or November. I will, of course, be trying to get things done faster than that, but will not rush through anything and sacrifice quality for the sake of speed. As the head artist, it's my duty to uphold myself to the same standards of quality as the rest of the team is held to. <3

Vote, and have fun! :D I'm excited to see what the outcome will be!