diff --git a/commands/command.py b/commands/command.py
index f7b4c15..0495e28 100644
--- a/commands/command.py
+++ b/commands/command.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from evennia.commands.command import Command as BaseCommand
 
 # from evennia import default_cmds
 
-
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     """
     Base command (you may see this if a child command had no help text defined)
@@ -32,6 +31,22 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     #
     pass
 
+class CmdMeow(Command):
+
+    key = 'meow'
+
+    def func(self):
+        args = self.args.strip()
+        if not args:
+            self.caller.msg("Who or what would you like to meow at?")
+            return
+        target = self.caller.search(args)
+        if not target:
+            return
+        self.caller.msg(f"You meowed at {target.key}!")
+        target.msg(f"You got meowed at by {self.caller.key}!")
+
+
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/commands/custom_cmdset.py b/commands/custom_cmdset.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e862fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/custom_cmdset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from evennia import CmdSet
+#from commands import encounter_cmdset as encounter
+from commands import command as cmd
+
+class SetSpeciesHuman(CmdSet):
+    def at_cmdset_creation(self):
+        self.add(cmd.CmdMeow())
+
+class SetSpeciesCatkin(CmdSet):
+    def at_cmdset_creation(self):
+        self.add(cmd.CmdMeow())
+
+class SetSpeciesDogkin(CmdSet):
+    def at_cmdset_creation(self):
+        self.add(cmd.CmdMeow())
diff --git a/commands/encounter_cmdset.py b/commands/encounter_cmdset.py
index 5f62298..a5ad2e1 100644
--- a/commands/encounter_cmdset.py
+++ b/commands/encounter_cmdset.py
@@ -77,14 +77,23 @@ class CmdKiss(EncounterCommand):
             self.caller.msg(f"You kiss {self.target}{self.adverb}")
             self.target.msg(f"{self.caller} kisses you{self.adverb}")
 
+
 class SetSpeciesHuman(CmdSet):
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
         self.add(CmdBite)
         self.add(CmdKiss)
 
-class SetSpeciesPlaceholder(CmdSet):
+
+class SetSpeciesCatkin(CmdSet):
     def at_cmdset_creation(self):
-        pass
+        self.add(CmdBite)
+        self.add(CmdKiss)
+
+class SetSpeciesDogkin(CmdSet):
+    def at_cmdset_creation(self):
+        self.add(CmdBite)
+        self.add(CmdKiss)
+
 
 # Special encounter commands
 
diff --git a/typeclasses/characters.py b/typeclasses/characters.py
index 7d699e2..83c0ae0 100644
--- a/typeclasses/characters.py
+++ b/typeclasses/characters.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class Character(ClothedCharacter):
         self.cmdset.remove(SetEncounterSpecial)
         pass
 
+    def apply_basic_cmdset(self):
+        self.cmdset.add(SPECIES_CMDSET[self.db.species])
+
     def at_pre_move(self, destination, **kwargs):
         if self.ndb.encounter_handler:
             self.msg("You would need to leave the encounter first")
diff --git a/world/species.py b/world/species.py
index 643f242..81c1824 100644
--- a/world/species.py
+++ b/world/species.py
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 from commands.encounter_cmdset import SetSpeciesHuman
+from commands.encounter_cmdset import SetSpeciesCatkin
+from commands.encounter_cmdset import SetSpeciesDogkin
+
+from commands.custom_cmdset import SetSpeciesHuman
+from commands.custom_cmdset import SetSpeciesCatkin
+from commands.custom_cmdset import SetSpeciesDogkin
 
 SPECIES_LIST = [
     "Human",
+    "Catkin",
+    "Dogkin"
 ]
 
 SPECIES_CMDSET = [
     SetSpeciesHuman,
+    SetSpeciesCatkin,
+    SetSpeciesDogkin
 ]