I think my Dog hates me..

[heavensarewild]

...after almost 2 years of hammering WOTH, I`ve been on this for a few weeks now.

Surprised at how good it looks, much better than I expected !

But the Dog.....Bingo......managed to get her up to a level 30 companion, and level 14 tracker, and she`s currently "loving". I praise her all the time after tracking something, and the greedy sod, has almost scoffed a whole $4K`s worth of biscuits.

But trying to get her attention doesn`t always work, I`ll use the heel command, or a tap of the B key, but she doesn`t always come to me, and more often than not, she will walk away, turn around, and just point her arse at me.

The offer treat command, doesn`t always show in the wheel, so maybe she remembers the times she didn`t get a biscuit as a reward, and I read in an older post, about there being an option for "more" when accessing the dog wheel, but have never seen it come up.

So is my Dog just being a ♥♥♥♥ ?

[Sokurah]

I dont really interact that much with the dog. To keep the dog loving you, you need to feed him constantly i guess and pat him all the time.

It drops so quick i don't even know what this mechanic is meant to be for. It's utterly useless.

My dog performs well tho. If i track he always tells me if i'm about to spook the animal and need to lie down.

I don't really call him often or anything. Only when i hunt fowl i will tell him to lay down. He also tracks down dead animals for me.

I dont usually track wounded animals because mostly i only take safe shot but he did a good job on this as well.

Aside from that any other interaction like praise or call him to heel or even give him a treat is purely for the sake of immersion.

He will perform well on the lowest level of bond if you let him starve all the time.

[Sokurah]

Well you need to be close to the dog to interact. But you should always be able to pet or play.

[Heiko]

Make the dog sit to get close. Level him up is easy. But after a few minutes it wil drop down as you say.
You don't need level 3 for nothing. Just ignore the dog.

[Draa]

"The dog will do what the dog will do."

It doesn't need praise. It doesn't need treats. It just is. That's my outlook on the dog.

I have it with me all the time but I mostly ignore it until I need it. It's always there when I look around for it and sometimes I'll make it heel, but I don't pay any special attention to it unless it makes a noise. It does that for a reason and I've been alerted to nearby animals many times by it. It's a great tracker and a pretty good hunter, but I don't expect much more from it because it's not capable of much more.

[MRWolf25]

Dude I started the same time as you and my dog is the same level!!!
:)

[spoondigity]

I agree with Draa. I did the praise and feeding to level it faster and now I mainly don't worry about my dog unless it is in my way. I generally tell it to lay down to keep it out of my way while I am lining up a shot, but outside of that I don't worry about it until I need it.

I agree with the other comment and have seen several people post about having it sit if you want to feed it. I struggled with that until I saw people explaining that.

[Sokurah]

Originally posted by Draa:

"The dog will do what the dog will do."

It doesn't need praise. It doesn't need treats. It just is. That's my outlook on the dog.

I have it with me all the time but I mostly ignore it until I need it. It's always there when I look around for it and sometimes I'll make it heel, but I don't pay any special attention to it unless it makes a noise. It does that for a reason and I've been alerted to nearby animals many times by it. It's a great tracker and a pretty good hunter, but I don't expect much more from it because it's not capable of much more.

I can second this as well. This is what i meant with my post. You can just let the dog be most of the time and you're fine.

He should still function propperly if there is any need.

[James]

No need for biscuits. He/she will do the job regardless.

[Snail Rancher]

Originally posted by heavensarewild:

Cheers for all the replies !

Managed to get it to Best Friend last night, and not even 30 minutes later, it`s gone all the way down to content ! Think I need to stop worrying over it, and just it be !

Whilst it might be rude, and somewhat ignorant, it does track well, so it`s got that going for it, and as long it it does it`s job, that`s all I ask.

But I`m not buying anymore of those biscuits !

When you first start a session, just play/pet the dog until you get the full stars. After that, the dog will give a little bark when some time has past and it's lost a star. If you praise it immediately after that, the star will go back. If you wait too long, however, you'll need to pet him instead.

You don't really need to give the dog biscuits. It works just fine with praise and pets.

[strangerfi]

My dog follows tracks when i tell him to that's all i need him to do. Ya the loving thing goes down way too fast tho but it doesn't stop him from doing his job.