Dog (Fallout 76)

Dogs are creatures found in Appalachia in 2102.

Background
Dogs can be found rarely across Appalachia, and will be hostile in most cases.

Biology
Through the 25 years since the Great War, dogs have remained relatively unaltered by radiation. Other than that, there is no reason to believe that the biology of dogs in the Fallout universe differs from dogs in the real world, besides having a rougher appearance than domesticated dogs, unsurprising in the harshness of the wasteland.

Two mutated counterparts of dogs can be found in Appalachia: the ghoulish mongrels and the FEV-exposed hounds.

Gameplay attributes
They will perform a fairly standard jumping bite attack. They are very weak and pose no real threat to the player character.

Dog
The base variant, with the attributes mentioned above.

Attack dog
A dog in dog armor, trained to be hostile.

Scorched attack dog
An attack dog that has been infected with The Scorched Plague.

Locations

 * A Scorched attack dog can be called in as reinforcements during the Scorched Earth event.
 * A tameable one can appear at a random encounter hotspot.

Notable dogs

 * Rufus, the dog of Dave, found dead at The Freak Show.
 * The lonely dog, found on top of the cliff that overlooks Harpers Ferry.

Appearances
Dogs appear in Fallout 76.