So, I've heard people say you can get other dogs (aside from Dogmeat) in the game. Where? How? I've put down dog houses and dog bowls, but none have shown up.

Also, can you get cats, too? I've put down cat bowls, but none have shown up at any of my settlements. There's one at Abernathy, one at Covenant, one trapped inside one of the retirement homes, and one inside the Prydwyn, but that's all I've come across.

A guy sells junkyard dogs in random encounters but sadly not cats

Dogs can be obtained from certain random encounter and passing speech check. You can't obtain cats as far as I know.

They're not companions, they act as Settlement defense.

Yup, that's Gene. He seems to be a somewhat rare encounter.

I think it's also based on luck, I usually play a low luck character, but I had a high luck character, and I've seen him about 4 times, and I have spread out the dogs.

If you are on a computer there's also some nifty craftable dogs and craftable cats if you are inteerested.

Craftable Dogs (and other animals) http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9095/?

Craftable Cats http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8477/?

Rabbit

Sadly, I'm on XBOX 1 console, so no modding for me (until Bethesda puts this out...hint, hint Beth!).

Would be cool to have settlement cats in a free patch update

...living together, mass hysteria!


Sorry, couldn't resist ;3

Someone's a fan of Bill Murray, I see.

Also with the 1.4 patch if you highlight the junkyard dog in workshop mode it will have the smile face (adds to happiness icon) so you get defence and happiness from having dogs at your settlements

Now I definitely must have dogs! I'll need to up my Luck stat, it seems, to get those random seller encounters for dogs.

Also, I ran across a dog early on in the game when I approached the cannery. It was a feral mutt that didn't attack. It just looked at me, and when I placed my Pip-Boy on it, it said, "MUTT", instead of "FERAL" next to its name. It just stood there and looked at me. When I ported away and then came back later to that stretch of beach, the dog was gone. Was that one of the dogs you can get in the game? If so, how can I get it to come back?

I know the dog you are talking about. I ran across it in like my first few hours of play on release day and have never seen it since. the ones you can buy look more like the ones you see traveling with the minuteman patrols.

Mutt is not hireable, heal the dog and dog will spawn random. He sometimes follows you and then disapear. The dog you can buy from Gene is called junkyard dog. Gene spawns random and it would take a week or so until next time he spawns with his dog. Since this is G D, I cannot tell much, but wiki knows.

Cheers,

-Klevs

I see Mutt quite often on my travels in various locations, it's always nice to see him

I have 11 in luck and have seen Gene twice. Once around ArcJet Systems and very recently crossing the bridge on the way to Sanctuary. It had been many, many hours in between the two encounters so it must be rare.

I met the dog seller really early in my game so I didn't know what was up. I thought it was going to be a scam. At that point there was nothing about it on the internet so I just said no and moved on. I didn't see him again until about 200 hours later. By then I knew about it so I bought the dog. Even though I put two doghouses in the settlement they don't use both. Dogmeat and the Junkyard dog are constantly trying to get in the same doghouse. One will get out the other will get in.. back and forth. 2 stupid dogs!

wtb junkyard cat

Gene saved my life actually. An early level 3 character of mine was getting WAY overun by ghouls in Cambridge when suddenly Gene and his dog jumped in and joined the fight.


Haven't seen him since