Overview: Founded in 3000. In 2990 a nuclear bomb took out everyone in the US leaving behind all the buildings and everything in tact, only killing the people and animals still in the US, although all the dogs sensing it was coming ran to either Canada or Mexico. Years later and all humans still refuse to step foot on America after the nuclear bomb went off, but after 5 years all the dogs came back and started to roam around and made it their home until the radiation from the nuclear bomb took effect on July 18, 2999 and made the dogs get super smart and grow opposable thumbs, it also gave them a digestive system like a human, so they now run what was formerly the US and is now called Dogtopia. They started to build their civilization and within 10 years they had a functioning society. There are defenses set up on the borders all around the US that repel any humans from getting in, other animals can get in and do live there in harmony with the dogs but it's mostly dogs, they make up 98% of the population, but the other animals are non domesticated animals, so they just live in the habitat that they always have lived in rural areas with no civilization. Dogs can cross over back and forth and that's how the trade with other countries. All other countries know they are there and respect them and they have business with other countries, mostly with Canada so they don’t have to travel too far, humans just can't enter, so the dogs have to go to them or they call/ video chat. Dogtopia is a safe refuge for all dogs, it is just like how US is now but instead of humans it’s dogs, and they have a better government system. They have very organized sports systems and restaurants as well as lives. From the moment new puppies are born they already have their life held out for them, they get to choose what they want to do and they have classes all set up for them so they can start their lives right when their weaned. Each state has its own environment, some are always hot, some are cold all year round. You have to figure out what temperature is best for you at a young age and live in the place that’s most suitable to your fur texture and color. And from an early age they get to decide where they want to live. Dogtopia is a place where each dog can be themselves without being judged, they can love who they want and do what they want.
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Government: It’s a democracy but without the electoral college, it’s counted one vote=one vote. Every state elects people to represent them, one male dog and one female dog. The government is set up very similar to U.S. The only differences are there’s no electoral college, instead of democrats and republicans it's female vs. male, and the citizens tell government officials within their state what they should bring to the capitol and once a year they make a list of everything people said and they vote within each state. You have a ballet and you say yes or no to each issue. The top 5 most yes votes in each state get brought up before all the government officials, starting with the most populated state and they make a document getting the public's opinion by voting on it. That's how they pass laws. When they vote for president each side votes on who should represent them and it goes by majority vote, they run by themselves, the vice president is the person who ran against them to keep the president honest. The president talks to other countries like our is supposed to but the only other power they have is to vito stuff and the vice president can veto his veto. Dogtopia is a mainly citizen run country. They tell the government the improvements that need to be made and the government just goes by what the rest of the country wants. You must be at least 42 in dog years to vote. And 49 to run for anything in the government. Each term for everything in the government is 14 dog years, but the presidency is 28 years.
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Entertainment: They offer many sports including but not limited to soccer, baseball, basketball, football, swimming, etc. There are leagues in every city and for all ages, they battle it out within the state then the top teams in each state take each other on. This happens every 4 years, they take 1 year off to train and then 3 years: 1 to practice then they take 2 years to play everyone in the state and then the other states. And then in the 1 year that they take a break they train and pick their teams. Not everyone makes a team. Sports in a BIG thing in Dogtopia. Although they don't play other countries, only each other. Theres also rec teams for every sport that's for the people who don't want to play all year round they only want to play for a couple months in the year. They have that for all sports as well. They have many kinds of entertainment, in doggywood they have many stars who create movies and shows which are showcased on a wide variety of channels. There are movie theaters and stores on every street to help you dress however and be whoever you want. Basically everything we have in America. They rebuilt everything when they built the state. There are phones, but there either samsung or Nokia, they are just like the phones we have now, they have nice cameras and the same apps. They have instagram and snapchat. Kids can’t have phones till they turn 21 as well as instagram and snapchat. The dogs also renovated all the amusment parks so they can enjoy a day at disneyland or disneyworld whenever you want.
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School System: From ages 6 months- 7 years there is school for the little puppers, once the dogs are weaned they start and they get to learn and figure out what they want to do. They have a wide range of subjects for whatever they want to do and they pick the classes they want to take, they are not allowed to take more than 7 classes at a time and they need a certain amount of credits in certain subjects for specific jobs. So they pick what they want to do from a catalog and they see what classes you need to take and how many credits you need and they sign up for those classes. From the moment they are born they are cared for, the mother takes care of them. Once they get fully weaned off their mother they have a couple months to look into different careers and decide what they want to do with their lives as well as pick a school that best fits their needs, once they turn 6 months they have to have a decision made and they get sent to that school or second choice depending on how full the schools are. They take the classes that they need to take, not more than 7 at a time. Once they are done and have taken all the classes they needed to take they move the city of their choice depending on where they graduated in their class (top of class gets first pick. And they start their lives. Once they have puppies the cycle starts all over again.
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Food: There are many food options, you can find all different options for whatever allergies you might have. There are farmers markets on Saturdays, from 9 am-1 pm where you can find any organic fruits and vegetables you could possibly want. As well as any fast food or sit-down restaurants you can find. There are also dog food stations, where you can get your old dog food bag that you just finished and pay $5.00 and fill it as much as you want, by pushing the pedal. Also you want dog treats or any drink but made for dogs? Just find a vending machine near you and you can get whatever treats or drinks you want. There are many dog friendly fast food restaurants, like In n’ out, McDonald, and sit down restaurants like O’s American Kitchen and Karl Strauss. You can also make whatever you want, there are many supermarkets, like Vons, Albertsons, and even a wide range of Costco’s spread throughout the country, where you can get whatever food you want so you can cook a home cooked meal. There are many farms throughout the Dogtopia which is where they get fresh milk as well as hamburger meat.
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Transportation: People mostly go by cars. Dogs can get their permit at age 21 and they must have it for 6 months, and they can get their licence at age of 24 and a half minimum (after having it for 6 months of course). All the vehicles in Dogtopia are eco-friendly, they are made and tested in Dogtopia, they sell the cars to other countries and that’s part of the countries income. As part of Dogtopia’s global warming campaign, all vehicle companies must be able to check every vehicle off of the eco-friendly checklist. Even the busses must check it off. There’s no gas, they sell all the actual gas they don’t need to other countries for a big profit and that’s another part of their economy. All vehicles are electric. There are also trains that go all the way across the country. As well as many airports so you can fly by air, the international plane companies only take dogs, when coming in to Dogtopia. They can also take a bus, but the buses only go through each state, they don’t cross over to other states.
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Economy: They don’t have income tax or property tax but they do have sales tax. They sell electric cars to other countries which is part of their income revenue. They also sell all the gas they don’t need to other countries for a big profit, and since gas is now so rare they can sell it for a big profit. As well as phones to other countries, while no on Dogtopia uses the Iphone they do make them and sell them to other countries for a lot of money as well. Apple also makes Mac computers and they sell them to other countries and to the citizens of Dogtopia. They also make a lot of money through movies. They make most of their movies in Dogtopia, some are made cheaper in Canada but most of them are made in Dogtopia, they make a lot of money from other countries when they sell them to the countries to play on their channels and in their theaters, this is a big part of their revenue as well.
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