I don't track games I play with my kids; I've played tons of Walk the Dogs. Actually, I don't think I've ever played it with just adults. And that's fine. But it really works well.

At it's heart, like Ticket to Ride, it's a "Push Your Luck" game. There's a long, snaky line of dogs. You draw cards that let you take 1-3 dogs from the front or back and add it to your own chain. At the end of the game, you score each 'clump' of dogs in your chain equal to the square. (A Scotty by itself is one point, four poodles in a row are sixteen points). If you get five in a row, you win instantly.

But the dogcatcher will take your away your longest (exposed) chain of dogs. So when you take that third poodle, do you place that pug on the other side (to leave room for another poodle) or do you protect it?

And taking fewer dogs is often better, because there are 'bone cards' which are awarded to the player with the fewest dogs, and just score at the end (3 points each).

Walk the Dogs didn't set the gaming world on fire, but there are thousands of kids games out there that are just terrible. Then there are those that teach kids valuable lessons, and bore adults to tears. Too few of them are actually enjoyable (and playable, if at different levels) by both parties. I don't know if Walk the Dogs gained or lost because of SimplyFun's "Tupperware" style of game selling, but I imagine it hurt the game's visibility.

I don't play this with adults because I can play it as often as I'd like at home, but it's a fine game. If you need titles to play with the kids (or nieces and nephews), this will accommodate a wide range of ages, and 2-5 players. [As a game, it's better with less. As an activity, it doesn't really matter].