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Enjoy our monthly web comic created for WoW pet collectors! We feature a new World of Petcraft strip on the first Sunday of each month.



About the Artist
Meaghan McLaughlin is an aspiring artist and the author of "Nerds Illustrated." You can enjoy more of her work here.

Here are some of the undocumented changes that have been identified within Patch 4.2.

Cat Idle Animations
If you've played with any of the cat companions post-patch, you may have noticed that they have learned some new tricks. Blizzard has updated the older models to include the idle animations, sit and lie down, that were once thought to be only for the newer cub pets. Now all our friendly felines can show us just how laid back and lazy they are!

Avian Idle Animations
Along with the updated cats, Blizzard has slowed down the constant flapping animation for many of our avian companions, specifically those found in the parrot sub-category. Rather than a frantic flapping when idle, these winged beauties have a more graceful and slow-paced flutter in this latest patch update.

Blizzard recently added a new section to the official WoW armory, a "Companions & Mounts" area. You can access it through your character's armory page. It's located on the left navigation bar, just below your character's "Achievements" link.

What's Inside
In the new "Companions & Mounts" section, you can view all the vanity pets that particular character owns and the pets that have yet to collect. Unfortunately, you cannot view companions that are no longer available or regional pets that may be unobtainable.

There's an advanced filter option that has the standard selection of choices to help you sort through your collection. It may not be as detailed as the filters available on WarcraftPets or include an option to sort by pet type, but it beats browsing and searching through all the companions one by one and page by page!

While this new collecting section of the official armory may not be as detailed or in depth as WarcraftPets, it will still come in handy for double checking collections and if our favorite fansite ever goes down for maintenance the armory will be there as back up.

Interfacing with WarcraftPets
Additionally, we're currently working on changes to WarcraftPets so that user accounts will interface with the pet data found in a character's official armory profile. When these changes roll out in the months ahead, collections will be validated against the armory and updating your collection will be a breeze.

LOOT GIVEAWAY UPDATE! We forgot to mention that both Friday and Monday we're celebrating the arrival of the Nightsaber Cub with more Loot Giveaways! Follow us on Twitter tomorrow between noon and 2:00 EST and you could win one of Landro's coveted loot pets!

We'll also be running a second giveaway this Monday through our new Facebook fan page. Yes, we'll finally have a Facebook fan page! It will be online by the end of this weekend, so be sure to friend us and join the loot giveaway fun on Monday!

Loot codes for the Nightsaber Cub are going fast, so if you haven't ordered yours yet, buy it now through WoWTCGLoot!

Once more we've partnered with WoWTCGLoot to bring you another great vanity pet loot pre-sale! The Nightsaber Cub is the new Twilight of the Dragons common loot featuring an original skin not seen in other vanity pets. This TCG expansion is due out in stores July 26th (next Tuesday).

Why Pre-Order the Nightsaber Cub?
In addition to being one of the first players on your server to sport this adorable new feline, here are three more wondeful reasons to order today:

1. Rare Pet Loot Prize - Everyone who pre-orders a Nightsaber Cub will be entered into a random drawing to win a rare [Spectral Tiger Cub].
2. Orders Support WarcraftPets - What can be better than adding another easy-to-get pet to your collection? Helping your favorite pet collection website! A percentage of every pre-order helps support our site.
3. Limited Supply - We have less than 200 codes left, available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Order today to secure your entry in the Spectral Tiger Cub loot giveaway mentioned above. Plus you'll be able to redeem your Nightsaber Cub instantly the day it's released.

If you have any questions regarding the pre-sale or WoWTCGLoot's special prizes, please contact WoWTCGLoot directly. Best of luck!

The official WarcraftPets Facebook fan page is now online! Please show your continued support and be sure to 'like' us on Facebook.

Today's Giveaway
Our giveaway through Twitter on Friday was a big success. Today we'll be doing a similar giveaway on Facebook at approximate 12:00 noon EST. This will be our first Facebook loot giveaway, so be sure to join in the fun!

And remember: today is the last day to pre-order loot codes for the uniquely skinned Nightsaber Cub. WoWTCGLoot still has a few dozen codes left, so if you haven't secured your cute little cub yet, order now and help support your favorite pet collecting website!

UPDATE: Blizzard and Cryptozoic have fixed the bug affecting the Nightsaber Cub loot codes. We and the folks at WoWTCGLoot would like to thank you everyone who pre-ordered for your patience. Now... go redeem that Nightsaber!

Our friends at WoWTCGLoot.com have uncovered a serious bug concerning the new Nightsaber Cub loot codes:

"A very high percentage of their codes are returning back as 'Redemption key does not exist' in the Blizzard Promotion webpage. Due to this serious issue, our merchants will closely monitor the situation and delay sending out further codes until this problem is solved. It appears it could be related to regular Tuesday maintenance. Thank you for your patience as we wait for Blizzard and Cryptozoic to solve the problem." [source]

We understand many of you have pre-ordered your Nightsaber Cub and were hoping to receive your code today. Unfortunately the issue is outside of our control. We do have full faith in Blizzard and Cryptozoic to resolve the issue in a timely fashion. We will keep you posted with any updates to the situation.