Overview
The Guard Dog Boarhound is a trained variant of the Boarhound breed that serves as a guard dog for settlements and military outposts. This Boarhound carries itself with a disciplined bearing and watchful demeanor, having been trained for security duties. It is protective by nature and forms strong bonds with those who earn its trust.
Quick Information
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Dog Pet |
Category | Canine |
Favorite Food | |
Favorite Food Trust | +35 pts |
Variants | 1 |
Max Registered Pets | 30 |
Location
Found near guard posts, military camps, and settlement gates across Pywel.
Taming
To tame the Guard Dog 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 Guard Dog Boarhound up to three times per in-game day. Drop food from your inventory near the dog to feed it. Guard Dog Boarhounds prefer Fine Meat as their favorite food, granting +35 trust per feeding. Building trust may take slightly longer due to their trained wariness of strangers.
Once the Guard Dog 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 Guard Dog Boarhound's favorite food is Fine 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 Guard Dog 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 Guard Dog 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.
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