Dog

The Dog is a unit found in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon and Age of Empires III.

Age of Mythology

Dog
Unit information
Type	Military
Training
Favor	6
Statistics
Hit points	45
Range	0.3m
Speed	4
Line of Sight	14
Population	2
Attack
Hack	8
Pierce	-
Crush	-
Armor
Hack	20
Pierce	30
Crush	99

The Dog is a unit in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon that is only available in the Scenario Editor. It was planned to be a trainable Classical Age unit for the Chinese at one stage, before being removed.

The Dog functions essentially as a version of the Wolves that Set can convert with Priests.

The Dog was meant to be in the original version of Age of Mythology according to the "dog_anim.txt" located in the Anim.bar file.

Age of Empires III

There are three dog-type units featured in Age of Empires III: War Dogs and the Explorer Dog. The third, Fluffy, is only available via cheats.

War Dog
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Pet Melee infantry
Civilization	Spanish
Age	Exploration Age
Abilities	Reveal stealth enemies
Training
Trained at	Explorer
Food	75
Training time	10 seconds
Training limit	5
Statistics
Hit points	85
Resists	10% vs. Melee
Speed	5.0
Line of Sight	10
XP train bounty	8
XP bounty	8
Melee attack
Damage	15
Multipliers	×1.2 vs. Treasure Guardian ×0.25 vs. Villager
Rate of Fire	1.5

“	War Dog. A fierce canine that obeys commands.	”
—In-game description

The War Dog is unique to the Spanish and can be trained by the Explorer. The Spanish start a random map game with one War Dog alongside their Explorer, and can train up to four more.

War Dogs can also be rescued at some treasure sites.

Upgrades

War Dogs are automatically upgraded in every Age.

+45% hit points and +20% attack

+80% hit points and +30% attack

+40% hit points and attack

+110% hit points and +60% attack

Home City Cards

As War Dogs are unique to the Spanish, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the War Dog

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Spanish Card Description Age HC level Conquistador The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and War Dogs get +20% hit points and attack 1 TEAM Explorer Combat Heroes get +20% hit points and attack 1 TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Melee infantry get +15% attack 10 TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10 The TEAM Explorer Combat card only affect Explorer Dogs.

History

“	The Spanish Conquistadors brought dogs with them to the New World. These were big, fierce dogs, probably a mix of mastiff and greyhound. They were good at tracking, hunting, and killing prey (often human). Becerrillo, which means "little bull calf," was owned by Spanish Conquistador Ponce de Leon. Becerrillo sired the more famous Leoncico, "little lion," who stowed away in a wooden cask with his owner, the Explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.	”
—In-game history

Explorer Dog
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Hero Pet Melee infantry
Civilization	See description
Abilities	Reveal stealth enemies Regeneration
Statistics
Hit points	215
Resists	10% vs. Melee
Speed	5.0
Line of Sight	15
XP bounty	10
Melee attack
Damage	9
Multipliers	×3.0 vs. Treasure Guardian
Rate of Fire	1.5
Notes
The Explorer Dog will collapse instead of dying when its hit points reaches 0 and can be revived by having a friendly unit or building around it once it regenerates at least 100 hit points, or paying a ransom of 100 coin at the Town Center, in which case the Explorer Dog will appear there with full hit points

“	Explorer Dog. Your Explorer's loyal companion.	”
—In-game description

The Explorer Dog is available to European civilizations other than the Spanish and, like the Explorer, cannot die when its hit points reach 0. Instead, it collapses and must be rescued when an allied unit or building is near and it has enough hit points, or ransomed.

Upgrades

The Explorer Dog is automatically upgraded in every Age up.

+45% hit points and +20% attack

+55% hit points and +30% attack

+65% hit points and +40% attack

+100% hit points and +60% attack

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Explorer Dog

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team British Card Description Age HC level Captain The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and can use the Swashbuckler Attack ability; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 Dutch Card Description Age HC level Stadhouder The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and build Town Centers for 300 wood; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 French Card Description Age HC level Voyageur The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and can use the Heal ability; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 Germans Card Description Age HC level Buergermeister The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and build Town Centers and Trading Posts 100% faster; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Ottomans Card Description Age HC level Agha The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and +1 speed; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 Portuguese Card Description Age HC level Navigator The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and +6 radius for his Spyglass ability; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 Russians Card Description Age HC level Polar Explorer The Explorer gets +50% hit points and attack, and +2.0x multiplier against treasure guardians; also ships an Explorer Dog 1 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Explorer Combat Heroes get +20% hit points and attack 1 TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Melee infantry get +15% attack 10 TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Trivia

Age of Mythology

• The Dog was originally cut from the original Age of Mythology, however it was meant to return as a trainable unit for the Chinese, likely as a scout, before becoming just a Scenario Editor unit, similar to the Cataphract.

Age of Empires III

• When the Explorer Dog collapses, a text box appears near it that quotes Hamlet's final line from the Shakespearean play Hamlet: "Horatio, I am dead; Thou livest; report me and my cause aright To the unsatisfied."
• Although the War Dog/Explorer Dog unit portrait shows a German Shepherd dog, the two in-game variants resemble an Belgian Shepherd Malinois and a English Mastiff.

Gallery

Both variations of the Dog in Tale of the Dragon

Variant 1 of the Dog

Variant 2 of the Dog

The two in-game variants of the Explorer Dogs in Age of Empires III

Fully upgraded Explorer Dog

War Dog portrait in the Age of Empires III beta

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