Do non-account NPCs count toward puppy slots?

Okay, I think I see what you mean — but correct me if I misinterpreted.

I guess my question would be, is that puppy dying? In the past we have had a few puppies that were slated to die off, that were NPC’d by the parents before their month was up. In that case, those puppies didn’t count towards the pack count — only registered puppy accounts listed on the ranks did.

I can see this presents a problem, as it could be a loophole and also, constitutes as an unclear or unspoken rule (which I tend to dislike strongly).

CMs can correct me if I am wrong, but at the current rule state, it is permissible that puppies dying off can be PP’d as NPCs and don’t need an account, therefore would not count towards the total puppy count.

Maybe we need to firm up the language, as personally, I’d be in favor of all puppies period requiring accounts and the appropriate user titling (such as, ranked in a pack) even if they were dying — for clarity and also for tracking purposes. In *that* scenario they would most definitely count towards the total puppy count.

I also want to point out, since it came up — if parents are approved for X number of puppies, let’s say 2, they should not have 3 puppies that survive birthing and then play off that additional puppy as dying a few weeks later. There should only be the exact number of viable puppies approved by your PM, no more — even if the puppy is slated to die at a later date. The exception being if your PM approves it for a plot.