they said they'd meet me there and they show up outside the base, but then when i go inside the base they are nowhere to be seen. also, is there any way to tell dogmeat to "stay"? he keeps following me into the base and getting wasted.

thanks,

Marsh

Its a bug, the paladins were supposed to come in, they were also supposed to help out in the cathedral.
You can trap dogmeat using the yellow forcefields to save dogmeat.

Spoiler:

Dont feel too bad, in Fallout 2 you find out thats how dogmeat dies canonically.

thanks buddy:)