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[pvtpob]

I'm new to dwarf fortress and i had a question about war dogs. In my current Fort I started with a few male and female war dogs who have been non stop breeding so I have about 20 puppies now. I have a pretty skilled animal trainer and I am planning on training them into war dogs. How powerful is a war dog. Who would win, war dog vs goblin? 25 war dogs vs 50 goblins? I have not experienced a siege yet so I honestly have no idea how powerful goblins are.

[Dantrithor]

In 1v1, expect the wardog to die against the goblin. You must have (quite vast) superior numbers of dogs to be able to defeat a random goblin, even if it's going melee. A snatcher is usually enough to severely cripple your little friend.

In my experience they're useful as cannon fodder to protect your (incredibly more-) valuable dwarves.

[pvtpob]

Thanks for quick reply . Ill keep that in mind as I prepare for my first siege

[wuphonsreach]

War dogs have a few uses...

- Chaining them at the entrance to the fort (but out of view of enemy archers...) to spot thieves works well

- Assigning them to wood cutters as guard dogs

- Assigning them to marksdwarves

And now you can also pasture them, which is a bit like chaining, except that they can go chase whatever they see (and of course, a dwarf will attempt to drag them back to the pasture... so it's a so-so idea).

[pvtpob]

how do you assign them to dwarfs? and how do you chain them?

[Dantrithor]

Assign to dwarves:

Select a dwarf, click "p" for "Pref(erences)", "e" (Work Dogs), and there you can see what dogs (hunting, war) are available.

Chain animals:

Build (or have an available-) rope or chain. b(Building) - v(Restraint). Once built, open it's properties, and a(Assign) an animal. An available dwarf will move the creature there.

[pvtpob]

Ok well a bunch of puppies just advanced to dog-hood. Should I make them hunting dogs or war dogs? Again this is pretty much my first fort so I honestly have no idea which is better.

[Qc Storm]

- Assigning them to wood cutters as guard dogs

I just now tried this, and badger corpses are already piling at my fortress entrance, along with some Rhesus Macaque soup.

[DrKillPatient]

I hear putting 10-20 in a cage attached to a pressure plate works as a rather amusing landmine, killing whatever poor soul walks past it as well as your FPS, probably.

[Byakugan01]

I hear putting 10-20 in a cage attached to a pressure plate works as a rather amusing landmine, killing whatever poor soul walks past it as well as your FPS, probably.

10-20? Isn't that a bit punny? 30-60 if you ask me, now THAT'S more like it!

[jaxad0127]

Should I make them hunting dogs or war dogs?

Hunting dogs are made for hunting. If you're assigning them to a hunter, go for hunting, as they sneak and won't alert the prey. War dogs are stronger.

[Bo-Rufus CMVII]

And now you can also pasture them, which is a bit like chaining, except that they can go chase whatever they see (and of course, a dwarf will attempt to drag them back to the pasture... so it's a so-so idea).

I've started experimenting with building a room near my gate and making it a pasture full of wardogs, with the intention of turning them loose if a monster gets in before I get the gate shut.