Dog

A Dog is an animal created by man from the ancestors of wolves, they have adopted humans as their new pack. They are typically pets, guardians or in some cases pawns in illegal gambling rings where they are pitted against each other for the entertainment of humans.

War Dog
War Dogs are a Spanish unique unit in Age of Empires III and can only be trained by the Explorer. They can be rescued at some treasure sites by other civilizations, but only the Spanish can train them or use cards which specifically boost them.

They do not count towards population but there is a limit on how many can be trained at a time. The Spanish receive 1 War Dog at the start of each battle and can train up to 4 more.


 * Conquistador will boost all Spanish War Dog hitpoints (even those rescued from treasures) by 20%, as well as adding +20% to their damage.
 * TEAM Hand Infantry Attack will boost War Dog damage by 15%. This brings the total damage in the Colonial Age to 20.25 with 102 hitpoints.
 * Unction will unlock the bonus damage aura on Spanish Missionaries, this boosts the modified damage of War Dogs by +5-63%.

Fluffy
Fluffy is a Cheat Unit in Age of Empires III and appears only in the scenario editor. It features 600 hitpoints, 800 damage (1.0 rate of fire), 7.5 speed and resists 90% of melee damage (but can still easily be killed by ranged attacks). According to the game's texts, Fluffy is the world's ugliest dog. Fluffy, indeed, looks skinny, filthy, and has monster-like characteristics. Despite these, Fluffy remains a very powerful unit.

Explorer Dog
Like the War Dog, but it remains permanently in play and can only be knocked unconscious, not killed like the War Dog. There can only be one Explorer dog to each civilisation and are unlocked through the Home City.