Of course, this will make item retrieval by Dogmeat unfeasible, as the script automatically removes all items from Dogmeat's inventory into the player's.

PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Paralyzing Palm perk or any other method for knocking down characters will allow the player to use him as a mobile stash with unlimited capacity, as these allow the player to loot the dog.

A hoax claiming that Dogmeat can use the Wazer Wifle has been once circulated widely.

However, this was changed to a fixed location before release.

According to pre-release materials, Dogmeat was supposed to be found in a random encounter.

By extension, he is also a continued reference to Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and A Boy and His Dog, modeled after the Blue Heeler appearing in the former and named after an insult used in the latter movie.

Dogmeat returns for the third time and is a callback to the original dog out west.

Every time he dies, a new one will spawn at Vault 101 (called Dogmeat's puppy, but he's actually even more powerful than the original).

Broken Steel The Puppies! perk will effectively immortalize Dogmeat.

Broken Steel With the Broken Steel add-on, Dogmeat's stats are beefed up significantly, making him a powerhouse, even when the player is level 1.

Dogmeat can be scolded in dialogue (or praised), but these options have no effect on gameplay.

Hostile NPCs will prioritize him over the player character, making him a good bait, though care has to be taken: He can (and will) be killed by overwhelming firepower.

Furthermore, he will also growl when enemies are nearby.

Firelance is a common example, if the random encounter that spawns it occurs over a built-up area.

Dogmeat is unique in that he can be asked to retrieve ammunition, chems, food or weapons from the cell the player is in, bypassing locked cabinets and retrieving weapons that may be otherwise hard or impossible to find.

Shooting him before recruitment will, obviously, make it impossible to hire him. He can be recruited by any character, regardless of karma.

Dogmeat can be recruited at the Scrapyard near Minefield, engaged with a band of raiders.

This character is a permanent party member.

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