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[ledgekindred]

I noticed this little 'd' sitting in front of the drawbridge leading into the fort all the time and got curious whose dog he was.  I looked into the fort's history and found out what had happened around him.  I have no idea if I posted this in the right place originally, so I'm risking forum taboo by crossposting:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=63861.0

I find it amazing that Toady has written a game with such rich detail that it can make me care so much about a little 'd' on the screen.  He's been sitting in front of that gate for 10 years now.  I wish you could assign a tomb to a pet, because he deserves it.

I'm wondering what similar experiences others have had.

[Heavenfall]

True Dog™

[Shurhaian]

If he's still a pet, I think that means he will be buried as one when he eventually dies. I suggest that you have a bunch of tombs for generic pets, and one for this loyal dog, but have ALL burial receptacles set to NOT accept pets. That way, when this one dies, you can mark the appropriate tomb as available for pets; if any other animal kicks the bucket, you can enable a different coffin, to ensure that the wrong animal doesn't get the Stupendous Tomb of Awesome.

Which should, by preference, be either connected or otherwise in proximity to that of his former master, or a raised structure near the gate. In the latter case, bonus points if you can get a statue depicting one of his more successful battles(or at least SOME battle he was in), and place it on the peak of the tomb. Eternally vigilant.

[They Got Leader]

Even more bonus points if you get a masterwork statue of a dog.

That's a crazy story. Gotta love DF.

[Shurhaian]

A masterwork statue of Zulban {Rulbomrek - whatever it translates to} the dog and so-and-so the goblin, with the goblin making a plaintive gesture and the dog in a menacing pose, would be so awesome that it should spontaneously generate magma.

[They Got Leader]

Agreed. Be sure to post pictures of your shrine.