Pets that can be fed, walked, etc.

Would it be possible to make pets an option? Right now they can sit in one place, wriggle a bit, etc. But would it be possible to allow for pets that behave like avatars, but aren't?

I remember when the makers behind a certain other avatar-based offline game claimed for years it wasn't possible to make that happen due to a problem with four-legged animation or some such. Then, of course, it became its own expansion pack.

I think if LL made this easier, having a pet at home would be a great way to enhance SL playability.

The pet would ideally have a mind/personality of its own, walk around/fly around, be fed, sleep, play, & so on. *Without being clicked on to do so, although interaction would be an option too.*

If we had better tools for manipulating prims in smoother ways we could easily animate a bunch of prims to look better.
Everything else (feeding etc.) is already possible in various forms dependent upon the creativity of the scripter.

I find these cute:

http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&SearchKeyword=kittenz&SearchLocale=0&SearchPriceMin=&SearchPriceMax=&SearchRatingMin=&SearchRatingMax=&sort=&dir=desc

They wander around in my skybox, I got 'em a ball, scratching post, and food dish.

at first i was going to disagree with you, because there are so many wonderful pet creations in world that you can buy.

but if we had an avatar pet, we can create attachements for it, and perhaps these can be better accessories than anything that can be built, although, i am trying to really imagine how. there are some fantastic prim pets out there, and maybe an avie pet will get ruthed worse than the person.

hmmm... yeah i dont think it will work

Search for VKC in-world (virtual kennel club). You'll find them on Turing Isle. Very likely the best pet dogs on the grid. Very well made, and scripted. I think they can do most of the things that you mention, and they even change their behavior over time based on the commands that you give them. There are even 3rd party toys, dog houses, and such that you can buy that work with 'em.

Here's a SLURL:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Turing%20Isle/128/126/27/?img=http%3A//www.virtualkennelclub.com/essentials/vkc-logos/vkc-bloo-sit-125.png