Dog is extremely annoying.

[MarQan]

I'm not sure what purpose it serves that they can hard block paths.
At this point I feel incentivised to just not take the dog on my next playthrough.
Which is surprising given the general tone of the game.

[KatKrash]

I agree. The dog bark is extremely annoying. I find the cat a little less annoying.

[GINGER ROAR]

It has no purpose from my knowledge, I just took it because well funny

[长夜为伴]

它或许只想引起你的注意

[dontbeasourlemon]

The cat can also block paths I almost passed out because I couldn't get to my bed.

[Maya-Neko]

Stardew Valley is mainly inspired by Harvest Moon, where you always had a Dog as a pet in the earlier games. So it's pretty much just a tribute to those good old times.

[taylor]

HAHAHA I GET SO MAD WITH THE DOGS AND CATS CANT WE JUST GET A HAMSTER

[Jigain]

Originally posted by taylor:

HAHAHA I GET SO MAD WITH THE DOGS AND CATS CANT WE JUST GET A HAMSTER

You can get a guinea pig if you marry Abigail.

[STIGMA]

Purpose of the pets:
You have to pet the dog and fill it's water bowl every day to get a perfect score from Grandpa at the end of year two.

[no1schmo]

Originally posted by Stigma:

Purpose of the pets:
You have to pet the dog and fill it's water bowl every day to get a perfect score from Grandpa at the end of year two.

That is exaggerated but the general point is accurate.

[WalnutBoat]

your dog starts near the bowl every day, so you can fence in an area for them around the bowl and they'll generally be out of your way

[richw-50]

Originally posted by MarQan:

I'm not sure what purpose it serves that they can hard block paths.
At this point I feel incentivised to just not take the dog on my next playthrough.
Which is surprising given the general tone of the game.

not a dog lover I take it.

[clutzyninja]

they can't block anything any more than an npc can. Just run into them for a couple seconds and you'll go right through

[no1schmo]

Originally posted by clutzyninja:

they can't block anything any more than an npc can. Just run into them for a couple seconds and you'll go right through

Still annoying. And the dog is 1000 times more likely to be in your way than any NPC that isn't your family. But actually, yes, they CAN block more than NPC. At least when they are sleeping; sometimes when you push on them, they will back up a half-step then lay down again. I've gone through an entire row of stuff pushing the dog in tiny steps all the way down. Sort of irritating when it's 1:40 AM and you are trying to get to bed.

[D]

I agree whatever i pet him or fill his water bottle its still annoying to me i love dogs

[Exú Marabô]

Originally posted by Maya-Neko:

Stardew Valley is mainly inspired by Harvest Moon, where you always had a Dog as a pet in the earlier games. So it's pretty much just a tribute to those good old times.

In HM: BtN your dog could actually do stuff: have pups, play at the beach, win contests and also bark at wolves that could come to your farm and scare your animals.