Can you get a dog follower in Skyrim?

Dogs can be befriended, making them useful followers. They will follow the Dragonborn until they are told to return home or wait at the current location. When sitting, they will bark occasionally. Talking to Banning who lives outside of Markarth will give you the option to buy a dog.
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Can you get an animal companion in Skyrim?

However, you can have more than just a follower if you recruit an animal companion, making your total team into a trio. Animal companions are followers that aren't of a humanoid variety; however, they're not always traditional animals. Other non-human followers include Rieklings, Trolls, and even Dwarven Spheres.
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Can you get a pet dog in Skyrim?

You'll occasionally encounter a random dog throughout Skyrim that you can recruit as an animal companion. Once it's following you, bring the dog to a Hearthfire home with children, and they'll ask to adopt it, which doesn't require any additional effort like feeding the pet.
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Is a dog a good companion in Skyrim?

Dogs can be an entertaining (and adorable) addition to any party, and many are cheaper options than purchasing the services of one mercenary or another. While Skyrim's dogs may not be the most powerful companions on quests, each has a remarkable backstory and personality or serves to enhance the world around them.
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How to get dog follower in Skyrim?

There are few ways for one to get a dog in Skyrim. You can buy a dog from a guy in Markarth stables, you can find a friendly dog called Meeko who lives in Meeko's shack or - if you are lucky/ patient enough - you can run into a random encounter where you can save a stray dog from other creatures.
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Can you befriend a dog in Skyrim?

Dogs can be befriended, making them useful followers. They will follow the Dragonborn until they are told to return home or wait at the current location. When sitting, they will bark occasionally. Talking to Banning who lives outside of Markarth will give you the option to buy a dog.
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What is the dog breed from Skyrim?

In the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Irish Wolfhound is the breed of dog for all dogs in the base game.
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Is getting a dog worth it in Skyrim?

The unnamed dogs of Skyrim are usually best kept as pets for the Dragonborn's children and nothing else. Their stats aren't particularly high, and they can begin to struggle after the first few hours of the game.
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How many pet followers can you have in Skyrim?

By default, you can only have one humanoid follower and one animal follower at a time. There are some exceptions. During the Dawnguard quest line, there are points where Serana stops following you. Before continuing, you can fast travel away and get another follower.
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Can I Unadopt a child Skyrim?

Answers. You can't unadopt a child unless it's done with a console command, but that is only on PC. Instead, you should start building one of the three manors (Lakeview Manor, Windstad Manor, Heljarchen Hall). You'll have rooms for children and space for alchemy.
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Can you adopt Meeko in Skyrim?

Some of the rewards earned in Skyrim come in the form of pets that the Dragonborn can adopt. So long as players have a house available, it is possible to adopt a creature and ask them to go there. This is also the case for Meeko, but unlike some of Skyrim's other pets, this animal can be pretty difficult to locate.
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Can you have a pet dragon in Skyrim?

Odahviing can be tamed and ridden by traveling to the Throat of the World where he circles the summit. Once in the sky, the Dragon will begin a circular flight pattern, not unlike the Dragons you might see in the wild.
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Can you keep a stray dog in Skyrim?

It doesn't matter how long the player stays in the other location. So to keep the stray dog, take him everywhere, or park him, then let him follow again when leaving. It is possible when meeting the dog for a dragon to appear dead nearby, but one may still be able to absorb its soul and talk to the dog.
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Can you tame animals in Skyrim?

To tame an animal, walk up to it and initiate dialogue by pressing [E], then choose [Attempt to Tame] to open a window where you can feed the animal appropriate food from your inventory. Each food item you feed the animal increases the likelihood of a successful taming roll. Close the window to confirm.
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What dogs can I adopt in Skyrim?

Possible dogs to adopt as a pet include:
  • Meeko: From Meeko's Shack South of Solitude and West of Morthal.
  • Vigilance: From Markarth, near stables, costs 500 gold.
  • Bran: Armored Husky from Fort Dawnguard (Requires Dawnguard Expansion)
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Who is the unkillable dog in Skyrim?

You can find dog called "Barbas" outside the village and it will take to the Sanctuary of Clavicus vile. Once you have spoken to Daedra Lord, the dog will accompany you until you complete the search for a best friend Daedra. The dog is technically a quest item and therefore can not be destroyed.
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Is there a dog companion in Skyrim?

While playing Skyrim, you've probably seen plenty of dogs domesticated by Nords. But did you know that you can have a dog as a companion, too? This guide will teach you how to get a dog as a follower in Skyrim. There are four dogs you can have as followers in Skyrim: Meeko, Vigilance, Stray Dog, and Barbas.
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What happens if your dog dies in Skyrim?

If he dies he does not respawn but you can get Meeko at Meeko's Shack or adopt a stray dog from a random encounter. All the dogs have the same stats.
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Can you get a Dawnguard dog?

Bran is a dog, and a member of the Dawnguard, encountered in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard. Bran, along with Sceolang, can be found around the dog pen inside Fort Dawnguard. Bran, just like Sceolang, wears leather armor and can be used as a war dog, and companion, but only if the Dragonborn has joined the Dawnguard.
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Can you keep a death hound as a pet?

Death Hounds are undead creatures that serve as the pets and guard dogs for vampires. The Dragonborn is able to own one if they are a vampire, and are level 5 or higher.
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How many dogs can you own in Skyrim?

Each child can find one pet and each household can have one dog, additionally, for a total of three animals in the house, if the Dragonborn has two children. If a pet is killed, the children will be angry at the Dragonborn and tell them to leave them alone.
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Can you keep pets in Skyrim?

Yes, there are many dogs in the game that you can buy and adopt some may be for fighting and some like meeko are just stay home dogs. Thanks to the dawnguard DLC we have a new set of “pets” like the husky's and the troll well their not stay home pets per say but still pets in my book. How do I adopt a dog in Skyrim?
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What happens if you tell a stray dog to go home in Skyrim?

When changing cells, or if you tell the stray dog to go home before they have a home, the dog may vanish completely. The dog will still be alive however, and you will be unable to recruit another dog.
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