For me it'll depend on if there's any related quests or if dogmeat actually plays a part in the story and how she acts when I"m trying to be stealthy. The main reason I've not liked companions so far is that they are stupid..and do really stupid things. If they've somehow fixed that then companions could be pretty amazing. Of course the main reason I didn't like dogmeat in fallout 3 was because of her constant panting. I just found that noise so grating and annoying that I couldn't stand having her around.

At the moment I'm planning not having.. though I'll pick up all the companions I can and send them to a settlement or something if that's an option.

The interview videos on there channel, the one about companions.

I usually run around with Dogmeat in FO3 because my other companions don't come with the optional conversation button labeled "SHUT UP WILL YOU!" and after say 100+ hours of hearing the same gripes and complaints and witty banter lines I start to get the cheek twitch thing going.

But even in FO3 there came a point where I parked Dogmeat in my house at megaton and left him there because he/she/it just wasn't survivable against the stuff I was running into and I admit I would "feel bad" when I'd see him/her/it go down in a fight.

dogmeat dogmeat dogmeat.. always about dogmeat... why doesnt codsworth get any love? my scientist character 10 int 10 charisma will take codsworth along and not that mangy mutt ;D

my scientist will run a settlement with high tech laser/plasma turrets and robotic guards (apparently people with robotics expert can have robotic guards at their settlement)

The whole character idea for me is a scientific leader.. hence the high charisma and science for building the ultimate settlement that will be completely unraidable thru alot of *ahem* science.. and by "science" i mean lots of dead raiders of course ;D

Gotcha. I'll check it out