Dogmeat cannot equip or carry anything

[MOON LEGS]

Suddenly, Dogmeat is no longer able to accept items to carry, not even one piece of ammo. He also cannot accept items to wear. I sent him back home and reloaded my game. I had an instance where he would accept enormous amounts of armour which I removed later on. Ever since I went to hardware town, this has happened. I am on survival and don't have access to commands. Also, my only other companion Codsworth is tied up in a supply line and is not available. How do I correct this issue?

[RabbitRidge]

Originally posted by MOON LEGS:

I had an instance where he would accept enormous amounts of armour which I removed later on.

Used mods with the current line of saves past and/or present? If so, removing them will still cause problems going forward (it's baked in the cake from install).

[MOON LEGS]

Originally posted by RabbitRidge:

Originally posted by MOON LEGS:

I had an instance where he would accept enormous amounts of armour which I removed later on.

Used mods with the current line of saves past and/or present? If so, removing them will still cause problems going forward (it's baked in the cake from install).

No mods, forgot to mention that.

[wtiger27]

He once accepted enormous amount of armor? That should have thrown up a red flag, a glitch was happening. You need to load a save if you have one, before he could do that. You can also try dismissing him, zoning away from where he is, waiting 24 hrs and then try him again.

[RabbitRidge]

If you never used any mods, I suggest verifying your game files: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB

Then revert to a save that didn't have any problems.

[Löthar Storm]

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Dogmeat_(Fallout_4)#Bugs
In Survival mode, Dogmeat's carry weight is set as 25 by default, and will be increased to 150 when Dogmeat has a piece of equipment on (i.e. any bandana, armor, or dog collar). Welding goggles do not count. [verified]

[MOON LEGS]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

He once accepted enormous amount of armor? That should have thrown up a red flag, a glitch was happening. You need to load a save if you have one, before he could do that. You can also try dismissing him, zoning away from where he is, waiting 24 hrs and then try him again.

You're right. It was a massive red flag and based on my previous experience playing this game, I shouldn't have went through with it but I did. Now, that save is days away and it's survival so I only get the last 3 saves. I was under the belief at the time that because of his new wearable equipment - dogmeat could carry much, much more. He wouldn't accept most other junk items during this time, but he was still taking equipment.

[MOON LEGS]

Originally posted by Cadaver Synod:

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Dogmeat_(Fallout_4)#Bugs
In Survival mode, Dogmeat's carry weight is set as 25 by default, and will be increased to 150 when Dogmeat has a piece of equipment on (i.e. any bandana, armor, or dog collar). Welding goggles do not count. [verified]

I gave dogmeat a skull bandana, welding goggles, helmet, and armour. I sent him home. I guess I will have to try to leave the area further and longer or wait until I find the time to continue the story and get a new companion. Looks like I'm on my own again haha.

[MOON LEGS]

I was outside of Arc Jet Systems when dogmeat had carried alot of armour. Directly after I had cleared the exterior portion of Federal Ration Reserve. Later on - now that I remember - dogmeat was commanded to pick up 3 teddy bears off the ground when he already had 1 in his inventory. According to MY inventory, there is 4 teddy bears MISSING. I had emptied dogmeat's inventory and worn equipment previously. This is when I noticed the discrepancy. All 4 teddy bears cease to exist. Even then, they should not have used up his upgraded carry-weight.

PS; the occurrence of the teddy bear was some couple-odd days later - after the initial armour incident. Up until the teddy bear, I was able to give dogmeat items and re-equip them etc. It seemed then, that he was only accepting his un-armoured carry-weight while wearing armour. Also, dogmeat never carried green paint.