diff --git a/app/models/item.rb b/app/models/item.rb
index 1b6c065b..1285825f 100644
--- a/app/models/item.rb
+++ b/app/models/item.rb
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
   def parent_swf_asset_relationships_to_update=(rels)
     @parent_swf_asset_relationships_to_update = rels
   end
+  
+  def needed_translations
+    translated_locales = Set.new(translations.map(&:locale))
+    I18n.available_locales.reject { |locale| translated_locales.include?(locale) }
+  end
 
   def self.all_by_ids_or_children(ids, swf_assets)
     swf_asset_ids = []
diff --git a/app/models/pet.rb b/app/models/pet.rb
index 94c5d4c8..336a1468 100644
--- a/app/models/pet.rb
+++ b/app/models/pet.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require 'rocketamf/remote_gateway'
 
 class Pet < ActiveRecord::Base
   GATEWAY_URL = 'http://www.neopets.com/amfphp/gateway.php'
-  AMF_SERVICE_NAME = 'CustomPetService'
-  PET_VIEWER_METHOD = 'getViewerData'
+  PET_VIEWER = RocketAMF::RemoteGateway.new(GATEWAY_URL).
+    service('CustomPetService').action('getViewerData')
   PET_NOT_FOUND_REMOTE_ERROR = 'PHP: Unable to retrieve records from the database.'
   WARDROBE_PATH = '/wardrobe'
 
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ class Pet < ActiveRecord::Base
   def load!
     require 'ostruct'
     begin
-      envelope = Pet.amf_service.request(PET_VIEWER_METHOD, name, nil).
-        fetch(:timeout => 2)
+      neopets_language_code = I18n.translate('neopets_language_code')
+      envelope = PET_VIEWER.request([name, 0]).post(
+        :timeout => 2,
+        :headers => {
+          'Cookie' => "lang=#{neopets_language_code}"
+        }
+      )
     rescue RocketAMF::RemoteGateway::AMFError => e
       if e.message == PET_NOT_FOUND_REMOTE_ERROR
         raise PetNotFound, "Pet #{name.inspect} does not exist"
@@ -64,6 +69,20 @@ class Pet < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
     contributables
   end
+  
+  def item_translation_candidates
+    {}.tap do |candidates|
+      if @items
+        @items.each do |item|
+          puts "#{item.name}: #{item.translations_needed}"
+          item.needed_translations.each do |locale|
+            candidates[locale] ||= []
+            candidates[locale] << item
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
   before_validation do
     pet_type.save!
@@ -86,19 +105,6 @@ class Pet < ActiveRecord::Base
     pet
   end
 
-  private
-
-  def self.amf_service
-    @amf_service ||= gateway.service AMF_SERVICE_NAME
-  end
-
-  def self.gateway
-    unless @gateway
-      @gateway = RocketAMF::RemoteGateway.new(GATEWAY_URL)
-    end
-    @gateway
-  end
-
   class PetNotFound < Exception;end
   class DownloadError < Exception;end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/en-MEEP.yml b/config/locales/en-MEEP.yml
index 35d05d94..c7f2e67d 100644
--- a/config/locales/en-MEEP.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en-MEEP.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ en-MEEP:
   infinite_closet: Infinite Meepit
   modeling_hub: Meepiting Hub
   locale_name: English (meep!)
+  neopets_language_code: en
   
   activerecord:
     attributes:
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 196c670a..c56d4081 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ en:
   infinite_closet: Infinite Closet
   modeling_hub: Modeling Hub
   locale_name: English
+  neopets_language_code: en
   
   activerecord:
     attributes:
diff --git a/config/locales/pt.yml b/config/locales/pt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd052a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/locales/pt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pt:
+  locale_name: Portuguese
+  neopets_language_code: pt
+  
+  # This is a placeholder Portuguese locale, so that we can look up items.
+  # Everything else will fall back to English.
diff --git a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway.rb b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway.rb
index 5007093b..cc48e25c 100644
--- a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway.rb
+++ b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'net/http'
 require 'rocketamf'
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'remote_gateway', 'service')
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'remote_gateway', 'request')
 
 module RocketAMF
   class RemoteGateway
diff --git a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/action.rb b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/action.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eefbcd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/action.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'request')
+
+module RocketAMF
+  class RemoteGateway
+    class Action
+      attr_reader :service, :name
+      
+      def initialize(service, name)
+        @service = service
+        @name = name
+      end
+      
+      def request(params)
+        Request.new(self, params)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb
index 7b983720..a2b0bfcb 100644
--- a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb
+++ b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,21 @@ module RocketAMF
     class Request
       ERROR_CODE = 'AMFPHP_RUNTIME_ERROR'
       
-      def initialize(service, method, *params)
-        @service = service
-        @method = method
+      def initialize(action, params)
+        @action = action
         @params = params
       end
       
-      def fetch(options={})
-        uri = @service.gateway.uri
+      def post(options={})
+        uri = @action.service.gateway.uri
         data = envelope.serialize
 
         req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
         req.body = data
+        headers = options[:headers] || {}
+        headers.each do |key, value|
+          req[key] = value
+        end
         
         res = nil
         
@@ -68,8 +71,8 @@ module RocketAMF
       
       def remoting_message
         message = Values::RemotingMessage.new
-        message.source = @service.name
-        message.operation = @method
+        message.source = @action.service.name
+        message.operation = @action.name
         message.body = @params
         message
       end
diff --git a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/service.rb b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/service.rb
index b510582e..6f19aa74 100644
--- a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/service.rb
+++ b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/service.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'action')
+
 module RocketAMF
   class RemoteGateway
     class Service
@@ -8,8 +10,8 @@ module RocketAMF
         @name = name
       end
       
-      def request(method, *params)
-        Request.new(self, method, *params)
+      def action(name)
+        Action.new(self, name)
       end
     end
   end