Developper Langer_Hans has news about the switch to auxPoW: It is scheduled to happen at block 371337! Awesome number.
It should be around September 12.
I haven't been keeping up with Doge too often but does this impact the circulation of coins or is that a non-issue
Anyways thanks for sharing lynn, much wow in the future!
It would be a hard fork. So there would be a new mandatory 1.8 wallet.
The new wallet is in beta testing at the moment. (only for enthusiasts and bug hunters)
Thanks and does that mean that present dogecoins will be transferred over or a Hardfork as in a re-minting of all coins.
Think I answered my own question but its dogecoins are the rewards for mining with the new script.
Your wallet would probably remind you to update when the new 1.8 wallet becomes available officially. All your doges should be safe no matter where they are. (presumably if you have paper wallets or cold storage, you don't need to move them or do anything) There is not any change to the doge blockchain. The hard fork is for added security and would not change anything significant about the core properties of the coin itself.
About mining as I understand it, you would be able to mine litecoin and dogecoin together and receive your reward in what you prefer. I think you would still be able to mine only dogecoin if you prefer but it would be more profitable to mine them together and get your reward as dogecoins.