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40d Talk:Dog
War dog
is it me or can only male dogs become war dogs? i got a bitch that isnt recognized as trainable to war dog status... Twiggie 14:25, 27 November 2007 (EST)
- Not at all. She's probably someone's pet already. Pet's can't be trained. Mzbundifund 13:42 27 November 2007 (CST)
Is it just for me, or are war dogs completely useless other than cannon fodder when restrained? When I assign them to dwarves they seem somewhat useful as they swarm the enemy. However, when I chain a line of 4-6 dogs at a choke point, 3+ goblins just plow through them unscathed and it seems like the dogs are trying to run from them rather than attack. Sphexx
- Chained war dogs are very useful to deter theify kobolds and snatchy goblins. These units ignore traps and stealth everywhere, but dogs chained near the fort entrance will eat them immediately.--Dadamh 16:32, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
Hunting dogs
I was wondering what are the advantages of hunting dogs as opposed to war dogs. As far as i can tell the only one is that theyre weaker. --Makuus 17:53, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
- "It sounds like Hunting dogs behave as if 'harass animals' was set to 'yes.'" --Kefkakrazy, from the old wiki. Also, see this thread, in which Toady says what exactly hunting and war dogs do in the 2D version.
- In short, war dogs do double damage and hunting dogs are useless. --Savok 18:31, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
Annoying problem with training dogs
I have tons of puppies, set to "Unavaliable", yet I never get any non-pet dogs to train. Is there any way to disable pets? This is getting ridiculous now. --AlexFili 05:46, 4 June 2008 (EDT)
The Life of a dog
A dog amazingly took down a troll by itself and now is dying from injuries. They don't heal right?