In Markath you can buy Vigilance, a war dog for 500 gold. Whenever I send him home he goes back to first owner and I have to re-purchase him. Is this a bug or supposed to happen? I figured 500 gold is half the price for a horse so it should be permanent. I was hoping sending him home would send him to my home and I would not need to re-purchase. If this is intended I guess I will have to wait for a mod to fix it.

Bump!

Me too. A shame, I wanted him to keep Lydia company in my house.

Same I was quite pissed of that I had to buy again , but the problem was I went there bto buy a horse not a dog and they wanted to give at all costs the dog so I said ok ok I buy the dog may be after they give me the horse , no they wanted to sell me other dogs ... that couse while this dog seller was there the other horse seller didn't have options to sell me the horse ... and on the top of that the dog sellers wants me to bring his crap dog food to the castle ... me the Thane of two feuds bring his food? Lol ....

Damn I was just thinking of buying that dog myself for company at my house, dont think ill bother now if I cant get him to go to my house.

Get meeko, the free dog... you find him in a small hut southwest of solitude.

Do you know the huts name? Cause this companion system is nothing like Fallout's and rather disappointing.

I found Meeko and told him to stay in my house, if I tell him to go back home will he go back to his old hut or my home?

Probably his hut.