What purpose does the dog have?

[Conqueeftador]

Im fairly new to the game and am on my first playthrough. ive had the dog for a while but i don't know if it serves any purpose

[Vroomi]

It doesn't, it's just decoration.
Pets do nothing.

[dragon_blade]

pets are just there but dont neglect them :"(

[Conqueeftador]

Alrighty. Thanks!

[Scream]

Originally posted by dragon_blade:

pets are just there but dont neglect them :"(

how do u neglect them they do jack

[Vroomi]

Originally posted by Hoe money:

Originally posted by dragon_blade:

pets are just there but dont neglect them :"(

how do u neglect them they do jack

By not petting them.

[Scream]

Originally posted by Nikori:

Originally posted by Hoe money:

how do u neglect them they do jack

By not petting them.

well maybe you should be able hunt with him then

[MassConnect]

The only game function that pets have is that they contribute X point(s) towards Grandpa's evaluation when you max hearts with the pet. It's rather negligible and easily replacable.

Hunting was my thought, too, when I started playing. I knew the rabbit's foot was an item, but I had no idea how to get it. Buying rabbits shouldn't mean that they randomly drop their feet and magically grow replacement feet. Counterintuitive.

Then I thought maybe you could hit the random wild rabbits with the also purpose-less slingshots. Nope.

Pets in real life are companions. Arguably, that borders on having no function. But certain breeds could be useful. Cats could catch mice. Dogs could catch, who knows what? As it is, neither will do either because there are no pests to begin with. Only lightning -> lightning rod and crow -> scarecrow.

[Darth Cannabis]

Originally posted by Tweak:

The only game function that pets have is that they contribute X point(s) towards Grandpa's evaluation when you max hearts with the pet. It's rather negligible and easily replacable.

Hunting was my thought, too, when I started playing. I knew the rabbit's foot was an item, but I had no idea how to get it. Buying rabbits shouldn't mean that they randomly drop their feet and magically grow replacement feet. Counterintuitive.

Then I thought maybe you could hit the random wild rabbits with the also purpose-less slingshots. Nope.

Pets in real life are companions. Arguably, that borders on having no function. But certain breeds could be useful. Cats could catch mice. Dogs could catch, who knows what? As it is, neither will do either because there are no pests to begin with. Only lightning -> lightning rod and crow -> scarecrow.

Yeah I do think they should have some greater purpose. Maybe in a future update they add pests that attack crops (other than crows) which the cat can scare off, (thinking along mice line), while the dog could lessen the chance for the predators to get at your farm animals.

It would still be a roll of the rng, but I'd like to think a setup where pet choice actually effected game would be interesting.