Canine

This article is about the animal species. For the type of Other, see Dog of War.

Dog is the colloquial term for the species of animal kept as pets by humans. Like cats, they were used to scare off minor Others of the worst sorts, and retain those instincts.<ref>“Once upon a time, when humans weren’t much more than animals, we relied on our dogs to scare off the Others who wanted to prey on us and do mischief.  Cats hunted and fought with the lesser Goblins, returning to owners with torn ears or small injuries.  They still have those instincts.  To destroy things of darkness, foulness and blight, before rot can set in.” [...] “Humanity fights back, maybe unknowingly, by having dogs beside us, or good luck charms, or other things.” - Excerpt from Breach 3.2</ref>

Useful Notes

Zed mentioned how his dogs get riled in the presence of too many familiars.<ref>“They kinda freak out if there’s too many familiars and stuff around. - Excerpt from Summer Break 13.11</ref>

Johannes' Pipes gave the wielder power over dogs and rats, among many other things.<ref>“That Johannes wouldn’t die?  Or that he would die, but the connection would be maintained?” Faysal asked.

“Yeah,” Rose said.  “I’m pretty sure he died, but he had an immortal thing inhabiting his body.”

“Yes,” Faysal said.  “The demon has his flesh and being, and the Abyss has the demon, in turn.”

“Both abyss and demon have the pipes, which allow the piper to command children, rats, and dogs, among other things,” Rose said.  “I imagine you want this situation resolved.” - Excerpt from Possession 15.7</ref>

Many Others actually take dog form as familiars.

Others connected to dogs

• Dogs of War, tend to assume dog forms as familiars<ref name="PDB">Favor the fairly obvious ‘dog’ form, though subtypes may favor rats or crows. - Pact Dice Bestiary: Dog Tags</ref>
• Tromos, took on a dog form as familiar<ref>As she sits in her chair, Tromos lies under her feet, his head just under one of Annabelle’s bare feet, which moves periodically to stroke him. The familiar wears the guise of a great black battle-scarred tibetan mastiff, with three different spiked collars ringing its neck. - Excerpt from 2.x (Pages: Famulus, Implementum, Demesnes)</ref>
• Doglick
• Bristles
• Pig-Dog Bogeyman<ref>Back Away 5.4</ref>
• Cimitir[2] can be formed from a dog that pines away on its masters grave.

Trivia

• Unlike cats, dogs have been domesticated into a variety of shapes and sizes to fill a variety of roles. The usefulness and efficacy of this is still debated.

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