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Umbire the Phantom: stronger bite for *dnh

2026-05-23T02:09:46Z

stronger bite for *dnh

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-23T02:01:21Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: reflink

2026-05-23T01:53:00Z

reflink

Umbire the Phantom: nh5 + variant updates

2026-05-23T01:47:24Z

nh5 + variant updates

Show changes

Umbire the Phantom: full moon

2025-12-20T13:13:06Z

full moon

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ pothole

2025-12-16T17:04:22Z

‎Messages: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ item carrying

2025-12-16T17:03:30Z

‎History: item carrying

Umbire the Phantom: better paragraphing and more details

2025-12-16T16:59:42Z

better paragraphing and more details

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-12-16T16:45:41Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ word choice

2025-12-16T16:40:19Z

‎Strategy: word choice

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], dogs are lawful and can track targets via normal vision and [[Scent (vision)|scent]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], dogs are lawful and can track targets via normal vision and [[Scent (vision)|scent]], and they have a slightly stronger bite attack (1d8 versus 1d6 in ''NetHack'').
 Dogs can be warded by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] [[stave]] that is carved into a [[wooden]] weapon and placed on the hero's square, and that weapon will also [[Warned of monster type|warn of dogs and other canines]] while wielded.

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 ==Strategy==
-{{main|Little dog#Strategy|l1=Strategy for little dogs}}
+{{main|Little dog#Strategy|l1=Dog-related strategies}}
 Hostile dogs can actually be slightly less annoying than little dogs due to having slightly less movement [[speed]] (at 16 versus the little dog's 18), but they will also usually have more [[HP]], which is especially likely if they are found on a [[bones]] level. A former hero's dog can be tamed to help deal with their [[ghost]], sort through bones items and ideally help against whatever monster killed off the previous owner.

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   |resistances conveyed=grants [[aggravate monster]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A dog|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L234 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 234]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#L242 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 242]
 }}
 A '''dog''', {{monsym|dog}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The dog is a medium-sized and [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]]. Dogs are [[domestic]] monsters that the [[hero]] can [[tame]] by [[throwing]] any type of meat or [[ration]]s they are capable of eating at them, and the hero can also [[pacify]] them by throwing veggy food. During a [[full moon]], dogs have a {{frac|5|6}} chance of becoming peaceful instead of tame when throwing acceptable food to them, and they will not become hostile from thrown food while the full moon is active.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|1176-L1178|nethack=5.0.0}}

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   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L234 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 234]
 }}
-A '''dog''', {{monsym|dog}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The dog is a medium-sized and [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]]. Dogs are [[domestic]], and the [[hero]] can [[tame]] them by [[throwing]] any type of meat or [[ration]]s at them that they can eat, and can [[pacify]] them by throwing veggy food at them. During a [[full moon]], dogs have a {{frac|5|6}} chance of becoming peaceful instead of tame when throwing acceptable food to them, and throwing acceptable food at a peaceful dog rolls this same chance of taming without making them hostile.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|878|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A '''dog''', {{monsym|dog}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The dog is a medium-sized and [[carnivorous]] [[canine]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]]. Dogs are [[domestic]], and the [[hero]] can [[tame]] them by [[throwing]] any type of meat or [[ration]]s at them that they can eat, and can [[pacify]] them by throwing veggy food at them. During a [[full moon]], dogs have a {{frac|5|6}} chance of becoming peaceful instead of tame when throwing acceptable food to them, and this will never result in them becoming hostile.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|878|nethack=3.6.7}}
 A dog has a single [[bite attack]].

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|<The dog> howls.|You chatted to a dog while it is [[night]] during a full [[moon]], regardless of other circumstances.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|637|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
+{{message|<The dog> howls.|You chatted to a dog while it is [[night]] during a full moon, regardless of other circumstances.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|637|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|<The dog> whines.|Your tame dog is hungry, caught in a [[trap]], [[confused]], [[scared]], or at low tameness.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|643|nethack=3.6.7}} A leashed dog that is near a square with a trap will whine on its own.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|437|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|<The dog> barks.|A tame dog will become hungry in 1000 turns or less, or you chatted to a peaceful dog.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|646|nethack=3.6.7}}}}

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 ==History==
-The dog first appears in Hack for PDP-11, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] - pets were not present in Hack 1.21, suggesting that they were an early addition by [[Andries Brouwer]], and the dog is part of the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The dog first appears in Hack for PDP-11, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]]&mdash;pets are not present in Hack 1.21, suggesting that they were an early addition by [[Andries Brouwer]]. The dog is part of the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Origin==

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 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Little dog#Strategy|l1=Little dog strategies}}
-Hostile dogs can actually be slightly less annoying than little dogs due to having slightly less movement [[speed]] (18 vs. 16), but will usually have more [[HP]]. As with little dogs, using spare food to pacify dogs can avert a fight if necessary&mdash;remember that thrown [[cream pie]]s, [[egg]]s, and [[melon]]s will splatter on the dog's face, and that meaty food and rations can be repeatedly thrown to try and tame dogs during a full moon without a risk of angering them. Similarly, those with an interest in exotic pets may want to tame and then [[polymorph]] any dogs they encounter, e.g. by [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] or [[applying]] a [[magic whistle]] near a [[polymorph trap]].
+Hostile dogs can actually be slightly less annoying than little dogs due to having slightly less movement [[speed]] at 16 versus their 18, but they will also usually have more [[HP]] (which is especially likely if they are found in a [[bones]] level). A former hero's dog can be tamed to help deal with their [[ghost]], sort through bones items and ideally help against whatever monster killed off the previous owner.
-Running across a named dog is one of many signs that you might be on a [[bones]] level.
+As with little dogs, using spare food to pacify dogs can avert a fight if necessary&mdash;remember that thrown [[cream pie]]s, [[egg]]s, and [[melon]]s will splatter on the dog's face, and that meaty food and rations can be repeatedly thrown to try and tame dogs during a full moon without a risk of angering them. Similarly, those with an interest in exotic pets may want to tame and then [[polymorph]] any dogs they encounter, e.g. by [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]] or [[applying]] a [[magic whistle]] near a [[polymorph trap]].
 ===As pets===