40d:Dog

2008-12-27T16:35:02Z

Spalther: /* Using dogs */

{{CreatureInfo|name=Dog|symbol=d|color={{COLOR:6:0:0}}|bones=5|fat=1|skin=Yes|skulls=1|chunks=5|meat=5|biome= Common domestic}}

A [[Dwarf|dwarf's]] best friend, '''dogs''' are the only [[animal]]s that can be [[kennel|trained]] to assist your [[dwarves]] in [[combat]] as either war dogs or hunting dogs. Like all tame [[animal]]s they can serve as an [[butchering|emergency food supply]] and provide you with [[bones]], [[leather]], and [[skulls]]. Note that dogs are the most point-efficient source of [[meat]] and [[fat]] available from the embark screen.

== Using dogs ==

* Dogs left to their own devices will wander around, spending most of their time in [[Meeting hall|meeting areas]], and will attack any [[invader|hostiles]] they see.
* As with any friendly creature, dogs can spot ambushers and thieves. You can assign dogs to [[cage]]s or [[chain]]s to act as guard dogs.
* You can [[Assign animal|assign]] a war dog or hunting dog to a dwarf via his dogs menu ({{K|v}}, select dwarf, {{K|p}}, {{K|e}}) to help him in combat. It will follow the dwarf like a [[pet]].
** Note: Once a dog is assigned to a dwarf it can not be unassigned nor placed in a [[cage]]{{version|0.27.173.38a}}. However, a wounded dog may be caught in a [[cage trap]]{{version|0.28.181.40d}}.
**A work-around for this is, when you train the dog, to use the dwarf you want the dog to be assigned to. Unassigned war dogs (and hunting dogs{{verify}}) follow the dwarf who trained them, while still allowing them to be caged.
** In addition, it is currently{{version|0.28.181.40d}} impossible to assign war dogs to [[champions]], as their {{K|p}}references menu is blocked with the message "This hero need not work".

== Differences between war and hunting dogs ==

War and hunting dogs are trained at the [[kennel]]. War dogs do double damage.

Toady One: "A hunting animal will target the creature its owner is targeting if the owner is hunting, and it will be sneaking without a movement penalty if it is reasonably close to its hunting owner. A hunting animal notices creatures from farther away, although this isn't exactly effective if it decides to target what its owner is targeting. It all needs a bit of work, but that is true of hunting in general."

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[SIZE:5]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
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[DIURNAL]
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{{Creatures}}
[[Category:Animals]]

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