Overview
The Boarhound is the largest dog breed in Crimson Desert, often nicknamed the "gentle giant" of Pywel. Despite its massive size, the Boarhound is friendly, affectionate, and deeply loyal to humans. Its imposing build makes it look intimidating, but its calm and gentle temperament makes it an excellent companion.
Quick Information
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Dog Pet |
Category | Canine |
Favorite Food | |
Favorite Food Trust | +35 pts |
Variants | 8 |
Max Registered Pets | 30 |
Location
Found universally across all regions of the map. Common in settlements and along trade routes.
Taming
To tame the Boarhound, approach it in the wild and interact with it to begin building Trust. Dogs can be petted directly by pressing the interaction button. Each petting action grants +5 Trust, and you can pet up to five times per in-game day for a maximum of +25 Trust from petting alone.
You can also feed the Boarhound up to three times per in-game day. Drop food from your inventory near the dog to feed it. Boarhounds prefer Lean Bird Meat as their favorite food, granting +35 trust per feeding. Their docile nature makes them relatively easy to tame within one to two in-game days.
Once the Boarhound reaches 100 Trust, hold the interaction button to register it as your companion. Dogs can often be tamed within one to two in-game days with consistent petting and feeding with their favorite food.
Feeding
The Boarhound's favorite food is Lean Bird Meat, which grants the maximum +35 Trust per feeding. Other accepted foods grant +10 Trust per feeding.
Dogs accept a wide variety of meat, fish, and prepared foods. Top food items include Small Bone and Large Bone (+25 pts each), followed by various cooked and raw meats (+10 to +20 pts). Daily feeding is limited to three times per in-game day, with the day resetting at midnight in-game time.
Abilities
Like all pets in Crimson Desert, the Boarhound automatically runs around the battlefield after combat and loots items from enemy corpses. Pets do not fight, attack enemies, or take damage. They function exclusively as automatic loot collectors.
Pets disappear when you mount your horse and reappear when you dismount. Only one pet can be active at a time, with remaining registered pets stored in your inventory's Pets tab.
Equipment
The Boarhound can wear Pet Equipment, including one headpiece and one body outfit at a time. Pet armor is purely cosmetic and does not provide combat stats. Pet cosmetics can be purchased from Milou's Shop in Pororin Village or the Demeniss Pet Tailor in the southeast corner of Demeniss.
Variants
The Boarhound has 8 different appearance variants with different coat colors and patterns. All variants share the same favorite food, taming requirements, and abilities. The variant you encounter depends on the specific spawn location and sometimes the time of day.
Tips
Dogs are generally faster to tame than cats. With their favorite food, many dogs can reach 100 Trust within a single in-game day.
Petting resets daily at midnight in-game time. Plan your visits accordingly to maximize daily Trust gains.
Dogs looting ability works automatically after combat. There is no need to command or direct your pet to pick up items.
You can register up to 30 pets total. Completing the full roster unlocks the Natural Collector trophy.
See Also
Pets - Overview of all pets in Crimson Desert
Pet Taming Guide - Detailed taming walkthrough
Pet Equipment - Available cosmetic equipment
Pet Shop - Where to buy pet food and supplies