Do non-account NPCs count toward puppy slots?

Do you mind clarifying? You can do so by PM if you’d like, I just can’t think of what the situation was off of the top of my head.. but if they’re not active/approved, they don’t count towards the roster (PPCs the exception).

That being said it’s 100% not kosher for puppies to be born unofficially and then be played - even if from NPC parents. All puppies have to be approved in order to exist officially (as in, posting permissions), AFAIK — though in the past there were newborns that died shortly after birth. Those with accounts would count towards the roster until their death.  

Last year there were a few approved (and some unapproved) puppies that never made it to existence for whatever reason, not sure if that’s what you’re referring to?

D'you mean IC male breeds with NPC female, thus yielding new pupperoonis off site to be brought in laters? I don't think I've seen the latter :DUMBASS THONK:

im drunk pls forgive