I have had Dogmeat with me since I found him early on in the game. He has been a great companion and a vast improvement over FO3's Dogmeat. However as my stealth skills improved Dogmeats did not. He has been a good and loyal friend who could carry a heck of a lot of loot. I started to make him wait whilst I clear out areas. I was very sorry to let him go, but my playstyle demands that I go it alone...