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[zebri]

Well, since my dorfs were too slow to catch a goblin snatcher, i've now restrained
a war dog to the entrance of the fortress so the next snatcher will get a nasty surprise.
Unfortunately i couldn't find any hints on the wiki about dogs so yes, does the restrained dog
need food/water and how do i give it to him in case he needs it?

Thanks.

[pushy]

Well, since my dorfs were too slow to catch a goblin snatcher, i've now restrained
a war dog to the entrance of the fortress so the next snatcher will get a nasty surprise.
Unfortunately i couldn't find any hints on the wiki about dogs so yes, does the restrained dog
need food/water and how do i give it to him in case he needs it?

Thanks.

No animals need water, and dogs aren't grazers so don't need food either
Grazing animals (e.g. cows, sheep) should be kept in a pasture with lots of grass (aboveground) or moss (underground, after you've breached at least one cavern), but some larger animals are difficult/impossible to keep successfully (elephants being the classic example, but common domestic animals like a yak or water buffalo which you might get as wagon-pullers at the start of the game can be a pain to keep fed as well)

[zebri]

Thanks. That means that i can just leave him right there i suppose.
Btw, can a single war dog deal with a snatcher or did anyone have a war dog killed by them?

[Stefrist]

Thanks. That means that i can just leave him right there i suppose.
Btw, can a single war dog deal with a snatcher or did anyone have a war dog killed by them?

It depends, I think if a Kobold really picks up the fight that he will win most of the time.
They'll often just run away and a chained up dog might just get 1 or 2 hits without much result.

The only times my wardogs actually killed snatchers, thieves and such is when they ganged up with 4 - 6 animals and the Kobold dodges incorrectly/falls. (otherwise all other Kobolds have simply ran away)

[Chthonic]

War dogs can still get stabbed reasonably often.  I've had the best luck placing my dogs over my entryway, surrounded by floor grates so that they can see down.  This puts them out of harm's way, and snatchers and thieves just run away as soon as they're seen.

[zebri]

Oh okay.
Oh and if a dog gets injured, will it heal?

[KtosoX]

The Animal Care job isn't working, animals will heal only small stuff like bruises since they can't be patched up in a hospital.

[robertheinrich]

I wouldn´t use restraints, because then the dogs can only attack within a very restricted area. Pasture them and they´ll attack hostiles nearby. I´ve seen two of my dogs happily kill one snatcher, but maybe they only got lucky.

If you only want to scare them off - a wandering stray cat will do the same job as well.

[zebri]

Okay, thanks!
Oh and im experimenting in the object testing arena and i wonder
if it's possible to breathe fire as a dragon since i can't find the right button for it.

[Psieye]

SNATCHERS don't come with weapons. Thieves do. Therefore snatchers shouldn't be able to harm your war dog.

Okay, thanks!
Oh and im experimenting in the object testing arena and i wonder
if it's possible to breathe fire as a dragon since i can't find the right button for it.

'x' while you've taken possession of the dragon.

[zebri]

Thanks for the help!