Town Dog

  

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Town Dog

Statistics

Type	NPC
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	10
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 638

"Dog" redirects here. For the pet, see Dog Whistle. For the enemy, see Hellhound.

Dog breeds

Image	Name	Map Icon
	Labrador
	Pit Bull
	Beagle
	Corgi
	Dalmatian
	Husky

The Dog is a town pet. It arrives at dawn (4:30 AM) the day after the player uses the Dog License, which is purchased from the Zoologist for 5 GC. The Dog does not count towards the NPCs' "crowded" limit and hence will not affect NPC happiness, although it does count as a regular town NPC for the purpose of the Pylon network. There are six breeds of Dog, with one randomly being chosen when it arrives.

The only requirements for the Dog to appear is the use of a Dog License and the presence of a valid house. The Dog's house can be changed, as with any other NPC, however the Dog can share the same house as another NPC. Like other NPCs, the Dog also require a valid standing point in the house (a home tile). It may not be able to share a house with another NPC if the house is too small.

The Dog can be talked to with the ⚷ Open / Activate button, like any other town NPC. It will offer a "Pet" option, which places the player directly in front of the Dog when selected, and displays an animation of them petting the Dog, an effect that is a purely visual. It only works if there are at least two flat tiles on the same level as the Dog in front of it. Using any item, taking damage, or closing the dialogue window terminates the animation.

Like the Angler, the status message displayed when the Dog is killed is "<name of Dog> has left!". It will respawn within the next days, and may respawn as a different breed.

Names

The Town Dog may have any of the following names:

Corgi

• Ammy
• Astro
• Baxter
• Bella
• Charles
• Elizabeth
• Ellie
• Estelle
• Maya
• Oliver
• Shino
• Titus
• Victoria
• Yona

Beagle

• Ali
• Copper
• Darwin
• Feena
• Fred
• Lieselotte
• Milo
• Navi
• Odie
• Pete
• Roxie
• Wilma
• Zelda

Dalmatian

• Akane
• Aurora
• Dotty
• Firebug
• Lucky
• Marshall
• Mizore
• Polka
• Pongo
• Sapphire
• Splat
• Spot
• Suzy

Pit Bull

• Bubba
• Buster
• Chomps
• Dexter
• Doug
• Ginger
• Jazzy
• Keith
• Kona
• Max
• Rex
• Sampson
• Spike
• Toshiro

Husky

• Balto
• Bullet
• Comet
• Dogi
• Hachiko
• Indiana
• Ingrid
• Kayla
• Miska
• Rosalie
• Sasha
• Sky
• Snowdog
• Sven
• Toya
• Zoey

Labrador

• Arthur
• Bitsy
• Buddy
• Calvin
• Charlie
• Daisy
• John
• Kittie
• Lucky
• Mike
• Monroe
• Pebbles
• Penny
• Puppy
• Sparky
• Trulte
• Willow

Quotes

• "Woof!"
• "Bark!"
• "Woof woof!"

Gallery

• 

  The Dog and Cat being pet.

Achievements

Feeling Petty • “Deliver headpats to the town pet.”

Pet a Town pet. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category: Challenger

Trivia

• The Bestiary page for the Town Dog depicts the Labrador dog breed by default.

Many names are references:

• "Lucky" is a reference to Sigma's pet dog of the same name in real life.
• "Marshall" is a reference to the character from PAW Patrol, and a reference to the widespread use of dalmatians by fire departments in the United States.
• "Balto" is a reference to the real-life sled dog Balto, who played a large part in saving countless children in Nome, Alaska from diphtheria in 1925.
• "Indiana" is a reference to the Indiana Jones franchise as "Indiana" was of Indiana Jones's childhood dog, an Alaskan Malamute (similar to the husky breed).
• "Hachiko" is a reference to the real-life Akita Hachikō, remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his master. Both Huskies and Akitas belong to the Spitz type.
• "Sparky" is in remembrance of Redigit's deceased pet dog, Sparky.
  • The name was originally going to be for the "Husky" breed instead of the "Labrador" when town pets were revealed.
• "Sven" is a reference to popular YouTuber "PewDiePie", as he named his wolf in Minecraft "Sven".
• "Navi" and "Zelda" are references to characters from The Legend of Zelda franchise and also the names of Redigit & Cenx's current dogs.
• "Shino" is a reference to Terraria YouTuber and beta tester "Khaios", as his Shiba's name is Shino.
  • "Kona" is also a reference to Khaios, he had to leave this dog with his parents when he moved to Japan.
• "Odie" is a reference to the dog of the same name in the famous comic strip and TV series Garfield.
• "Pebbles" was added in remembrance to Reddit user GoldKat1234's Labrador.
• "Spike" is a reference to Tom and Jerry, which features a bulldog named Spike.

• The Bestiary entry for the Town Dog: "A loyal companion to many. Excitable and always ready for action."

See also

• Town Bunny
• Town Cat
• Town Slimes

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Added "Pete" as a possible name for Beagles.

• Desktop 1.4.0.3: Added "Pebbles" as a possible name for Labradors.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.3.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.3.