Editing v0.31:Kennel

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{{Building|name=Kennel|key=k
|job= 
1 of
* {{L|Animal training}}
* {{L|Trapping}}
|construction=
1 of
* {{L|Block}}
* {{L|Stone}}
* {{L|Wood}}
|construction_job=
1 of
* {{L|Animal training}}
* {{L|Small animal dissection}}
* {{L|Trapping}}
|purpose=
* Train Hunting{{L|dog}}s
* Train War{{L|dog}}s
* Capture {{L|Vermin}}
* {{L|Tame}} {{L|Vermin}}
* {{L|Tame}} {{L|cage}}d wild {{L|creature}}s 
}}

A '''Kennel''' is a large 5x5 {{L|workshop}} for an {{L|animal trainer}}. To build a kennel you need one building material ({{L|wood}}, {{L|stone}}, {{L|metal}} {{L|bar}}) and a dwarf who has the {{L|animal training}}, {{L|Animal dissector|small animal dissection}} and/or {{L|trapping}} {{L|skills}} enabled. 

''(Note that the '''{{L|labor}}''' associated with the {{L|skill}} "{{L|small animal dissection}}" (namely "Extract from a dead animal") is used solely at a {{L|butcher's shop}}.  But that '''skill''' is one of the three that can build a kennel, and is listed as such.  Just accept it.)''

Training dogs and taming vermin will automatically select an appropriate creature, while taming a caged wild animal will allow you to choose exactly which animal you wish to tame.

While the kennel's menu only offers the option 'train a war dog', in fact a wide range of animals can be trained. Also note that the queued task indeed is named 'train war animal'. The same goes for 'train a hunting dog'.

==Kennel Tasks==
===Train a Hunting Dog===
Requires: An {{L|Cage|uncaged}} '''tame''' animal with [TRAINABLE] or [TRAINABLE_HUNTING] and an {{L|animal trainer}}.

Hunting animals can be assigned ({{K|v}}-select dwarf-{{K|p}}-{{K|e}}) to follow a hunter and assist in the hunting process. They are faster and more agile than a regular tamed animal, but not as strong as a war animal and cannot be unassigned.

===Train a War Dog===
Requires: An {{L|Cage|uncaged}} '''tame''' animal with [TRAINABLE] (or [TRAINABLE_WAR], although no such animals exist) and an {{L|animal trainer}}.

A war animal is stronger than its untrained counterpart. War dogs make excellent companions when starting a fortress, when you can't spare many dwarves for fighting.

===Capture a Live Land Animal===
Requires: An {{L|animal trap}} and a {{L|trapper}}.

Direct animal trappers to attempt to capture vermin in an animal trap. The trapper will carry an animal trap around the fortress and look for vermin to pounce on; then the trap will be hauled to an animal {{L|stockpile}}. Vermin caught through this job can be eaten or transferred to cages; they can be tamed now.

===Tame a Small Animal===
Requires: An {{L|animal trainer}} and trapped vermin.

This is used to tame vermin for adoption as pets or eaten if left alone.

===Tame a Large Animal===
Requires: A {{L|Trap#Cage Trap|caged wild animal}}, an appropriate piece of {{L|food}}, and an {{L|animal trainer}}.

The animal trainer uses the food to tame wild {{L|creatures|animals}} not already domesticated, such as those caught in cage traps. Some creatures cannot be tamed until the {{L|dungeon master}} arrives.

==Trainable Animals==
The following creatures can be trained into war animals or hunting animals:
* {{L|Cheetah}}
* {{L|Dog}}
* {{L|Dragon}}
* {{L|Elephant}} *
* {{L|Giant bat}} (hunting only)
* {{L|Giant cave swallow}} (hunting only)
* {{L|Giant cheetah}}
* {{L|Giant eagle}} *
* {{L|Giant jaguar}}
* {{L|Giant leopard}}
* {{L|Giant lion}}                                                  
* {{L|Giant tiger}}
* {{L|Gorilla}}
* {{L|Grizzly bear}} *
* {{L|Jaguar}}
* {{L|Leopard}}
* {{L|Lion}}
* {{L|Mandrill}}
* {{L|Polar bear}}
* {{L|Tiger}}


''*  these animals are a good choice for your army'' 

==Known Bugs==
As of 31.11 (31.12 as well?), training a war dog can sometimes cause the game to crash. More details surely to follow.

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