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Canines refers to a type of monster in Nethack.  Represented by '''d''', they have a wide variety of characteristics.  Only [[dog]]s can be tamed, but it is possible to acquire other canines as pets.  See [[pet]]s for more information.
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The '''canine''', usually short for '''dog or other canine''', is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[d]] glyph ({{white|d}}). Dogs and canines are designated internally by the macro <code>'''S_DOG'''</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|18|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
  
==Jackal==
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The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|196|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
{{Wikipedia|Jackal}}
 
  
{{monster
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* {{monsymlink|jackal}}
|symbol={{brown|d}}
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* {{monsymlink|fox}}
|difficulty=1
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* {{monsymlink|coyote}}
|level=0
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* {{monsymlink|werejackal (animal)}}
|experience=1
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* {{monsymlink|little dog}}
|speed=12
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* {{monsymlink|dingo}}
|AC=7
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* {{monsymlink|dog}}
|MR=0
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* {{monsymlink|large dog}}
|align=0
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* {{monsymlink|wolf}}
|frequency=Uncommon
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* {{monsymlink|werewolf (animal)}}
|genocidable=Yes
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* {{monsymlink|winter wolf cub}}
|attacks=Bite 1d2
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* {{monsymlink|warg}}
|weight=300
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* {{monsymlink|winter wolf}}
|nutr=250
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* {{monsymlink|hell hound pup}}
|size=Small
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* {{monsymlink|hell hound}}
|resistances=None
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* [[Deferred]] monsters
|resistances conveyed=None
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** {{monsymlink|Cerberus}}
|attributes={{attributes|A jackal|=
 
|sgroup=1|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1}}
 
|reference=[[monst.c#line198]]
 
}}
 
  
Jackals appear early in the game and in packs, making them one of the more dangerous level zero monsters.  They have a relatively low HP and should not be too greatly feared.  Position yourself in a hallway so that you can engage in melee combat without being surrounded.  Once in this position, it may be beneficial to use a long-range weapon, such as a [[dagger]] or an attack [[wand]] which can hit more than one monster per turn.
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==Common traits==
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Canines are quadrupedal [[animal]]s that lack [[hand]]s, are visible via [[infravision]], and attack via bites. Canines can be separated into four broad categories:
  
A [[werejackal]] can summon more jackals to assist in the attack and will be inclined to do so when close to death.  In these situations, it is smart to kill the werejackal as soon as possible so that it cannot summon more.  When [[polymorph]]ed into a werejackal, it is possible to summon your own jackal pets which will remain tame after you have returned to your original form and once [[lycanthropy]] has been healed.
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* [[Domestic]] dogs
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* [[Werecreature]]s
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* 'Ordinary' canines
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* Fantastic canines
  
'''Encyclopedia entry'''
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Canines are either [[neutral]] as with the warg and the "mundane" canine monsters, or they are [[chaotic]] as with the canine [[werecreature]]s and [[breath]]-users. [[Chatting]] to a tame canine monster can be used [[#Messages|to gauge its current condition]].
In Asiatic folktale, jackal provides for the lion; he scares
 
up game, which the lion kills and eats, and receives what is
 
left as reward.  In stories from northern India he is
 
sometimes termed "minister to the king," i.e. to the lion.
 
From the legend that he does not kill his own food has arisen
 
the legend of his cowardice.  Jackal's heart must never be
 
eaten, for instance, in the belief of peoples indigenous to
 
the regions where the jackal abounds. ... In Hausa Negro
 
folktale Jackal plays the role of sagacious judge and is
 
called "O Learned One of the Forest."  The Bushmen say that
 
Jackal goes around behaving the way he does "because he is
 
Jackal".
 
        [ Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore ]
 
  
==Coyote==
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Canines that eat [[mimic]] corpses may assume the form of a [[sink]] or [[tripe ration]] for the duration of the meal if they do not assume a monster-specific form.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|1352|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters that [[polymorph]] into any canine monster - excluding werecreatures assuming their animal form - will produce a unique message if this occurs out of your character's sight.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|4225|nethack=3.6.7|name="smell"}}
{{Wikipedia|Coyote}}
 
  
{{monster
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===Generation===
|name=Coyote
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Randomly generated canines that are not domestic always created hostile; domestic canines are sometimes peaceful towards neutral characters.
|symbol={{brown|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Coyote.png]]
 
|difficulty=2
 
|level=1
 
|experience=11
 
|speed=12
 
|AC=7
 
|MR=0
 
|align=0
 
|frequency=Very rare
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=1d4
 
|weight=300
 
|nutr=250
 
|size=Small
 
|resistances=None
 
|resistances conveyed=None
 
}}
 
A '''coyote''' is an easy creature to defeat, most likely found in the early levels of the dungeon. Coyotes appear in packs, each with a humurous species [[name]], playing off the ''[[w:Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Road Runner]]'' cartoon skits.
 
  
==List of coyote names==
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The canine is the first [[quest]] [[monster class]] for [[Samurai]], and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Samurai quest]]. Some random canines are also generated on a few levels within the quest branch at level creation: one each is placed randomly on every floor between the home and goal levels, and two are randomly placed on the goal level itself.
Reference: [[do_name.c#coyotename]]
 
*''Carnivorous Vulgaris''
 
*''Road-Runnerus Digestus''
 
*''Eatibus Anythingus''
 
*''Famishus-Famishus''
 
*''Eatibus Almost Anythingus''
 
*''Eatius Birdius''
 
*''Famishius Fantasticus''
 
*''Eternalii Famishiis''
 
*''Famishus Vulgarus''
 
*''Famishius Vulgaris Ingeniusi''
 
*''Eatius-Slobbius''
 
*''Hardheadipus Oedipus''
 
*''Carnivorous Slobbius''
 
*''Hard-Headipus Ravenus''
 
*''Evereadii Eatibus''
 
*''Apetitius Giganticus''
 
*''Hungrii Flea-Bagius''
 
*''Overconfidentii Vulgaris''
 
*''Caninus Nervous Rex''
 
*''Grotesques Appetitus''
 
*''Nemesis Riduclii''
 
*''Canis latrans''
 
  
==Fox==
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==Messages==
{{Wikipedia|Fox}}
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{{message|<The canine> howls.|You chatted to a canine while it is night [[time]] during a full [[moon]], regardless of other circumstances.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|637|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
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{{message|<The canine> whines.|Your tame canine is hungry, caught in a [[trap]], [[confused]], [[scared]], or at low tameness.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|643|nethack=3.6.7}} A leashed canine that is near a square with a trap will whine on its own.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|437|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
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{{message|<The canine> barks.|A tame non-dingo canine will become hungry in 1000 turns or less, or you chatted to a peaceful non-dingo canine.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|646|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
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{{message|<The canine> yips.|You chatted to a peaceful or tame canine, and none of the above conditions apply.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|644|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
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{{message|<The canine> growls.|You chatted to a hostile canine.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|651|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
  
{{monster
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{{message|You notice a dog smell.|A monster polymorphed into a dog outside of your sight range.<ref name="smell"/>}}
|name=fox
 
|symbol={{red|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Fox.png]]
 
|difficulty=1
 
|level=0
 
|experience=4
 
|speed=15
 
|AC=7
 
|MR=0
 
|align=0
 
|frequency=Very rare
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite 1d3
 
|weight=300
 
|nutr=250
 
|size=Small
 
|resistances=None
 
|resistances conveyed=None
 
|attributes=A fox:
 
* is an animal.
 
* has no hands.
 
* is a carnivore.
 
* is always hostile.
 
* is visible by infravision.
 
|reference=[[monst.c#line205]]
 
}}
 
  
A '''fox''' is one of the earliest monsters your [[NetHack]] character will encounter. Out of the early monsters, it is one of the more difficult ones and can be dangerous for weak level 1 characters. However, more experienced characters and fighter types will have few problems with the fox.
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==Variants==
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Some variants enable the deferred Cerberus so that he can appear in normal gameplay.
  
'''Encyclopedia entry'''
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===SLASH'EM===
One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchard
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[[SLASH'EM]] adds several new canines to the monster class:
till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine
 
which had been trained over a lofty branch. "Just the thing
 
to quench my thirst," quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he
 
took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning
 
round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with
 
no greater success. Again and again he tried after the
 
tempting morsel, but at last had to give it up, and walked
 
away with his nose in the air, saying: "I am sure they are
 
sour."
 
        [ Aesop's Fables ]
 
  
==Dingo==
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* {{monsymlink|pit bull}}
{{Wikipedia|Dingo}}
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* {{monsymlink|dingo puppy}}
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* {{monsymlink|large dingo}}
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* {{monsymlink|death dog}}
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* {{monsymlink|rabid wolf}}
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* {{monsymlink|wolverine}}
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* {{monsymlink|shadow wolf}}
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* {{monsymlink|mist wolf}}
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* {{magenta|d}} [[Cerberus (SLASH'EM)|Cerberus]]
  
{{monster
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The canine is the second quest monster class for [[Yeomen]], and makes up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Yeoman quest]].
|name=Dingo
 
|symbol={{yellow|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Dingo.png]]
 
|difficulty=5
 
|level=4
 
|experience=44
 
|speed=16
 
|AC=5
 
|MR=0
 
|align=0
 
|frequency=Very rare
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite: 1d6<br/>
 
|weight=400
 
|nutr=200
 
|size=medium
 
|resistances=None
 
|resistances conveyed=None
 
}}
 
  
A '''dingo''' is a relatively easy to defeat monster that can be found anywhere from early in the game to the [[player|player's]] last level spent in the dungeons.  A couple dingos will provide a decent meal, as each has a nutritional value of 200.
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===dNetHack===
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[[dNetHack]] adds a few new canines to the monster class:
  
'''Encyclopedia entry'''
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* {{magenta|d}} [[Cerberus (dNetHack)|Cerberus]]
A wolflike wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a
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* {{blue|d}} [[hound of Tindalos]]
reddish- or yellowish-brown coat, believed to have been
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* {{black|d}} [[anuban jackal]]
introduced by the aborigines.
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* {{brown|d}} [[seal]]
[Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language]
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* {{magenta|d}} [[Watchdog of the Boreal Valley]]
  
==Wolf==
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===SpliceHack===
{{Wikipedia|Gray Wolf}}
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[[SpliceHack]] adds several new canines to the monster class:
  
{{monster
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* {{cyan|d}} [[winter wolf pup]]
|name=Wolf
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* {{brightblue|d}} [[thought eater]]
|symbol={{brown|d}}
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* {{white|d}} [[guard dog]]
|tile=[[Image:Wolf.png]]
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* {{red|d}} [[vulpferno]]
|difficulty=6
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* {{brown|d}} [[pack lord]]
|level=5
 
|experience=59
 
|speed=12
 
|AC=4
 
|MR=0
 
|align=0
 
|frequency=Quite rare
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite: 2d4<br />
 
|weight=500
 
|nutr=250
 
|size=Small
 
|resistances=None
 
|resistances conveyed=None
 
}}
 
  
A '''wolf''' is a relatively easy to deal with monster that appears in the second half of the [[early game]].  Wolves are not a dangerous threat to a moderately prepared player.  Far more dangerous are [[winter wolf|winter wolves]].
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===notdNetHack===
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[[notdNetHack]] retains the monsters added in dNetHack and adds another canine to the monster class:
  
==Warg==
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* {{magenta|d}} [[Naberius]]
{{Wikipedia|Warg}}
 
  
{{monster
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===EvilHack===
|name=Warg
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[[EvilHack]] adds several new canines to the monster class:
|symbol={{brown|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Warg.png]]
 
|difficulty=8
 
|level=7
 
|experience=95
 
|speed=12
 
|AC=4
 
|MR=0
 
|align=-5
 
|frequency=Quite rare
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite: 2d6<br />
 
|weight=850
 
|nutr=350
 
|size=Medium
 
|resistances=None
 
|resistances conveyed=None
 
}}
 
  
A '''warg''' is basically a big wolf.  Wargs appear in packs, and while not terribly fast, can do enough damage as a group to warrant a mention.  By the time the player encounters them, however, they should not pose a large danger.
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* {{gray|d}} [[rabid dog]]
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* {{red|d}} [[weredemon]]
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* {{brown|d}} [[Koa]]
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* {{brown|d}} [[Bourbon]]
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* {{brown|d}} [[Ozzy]]
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* {{black|d}} [[Cerberus (EvilHack)|Cerberus]]
  
==Winter Wolf===
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The canine is the first quest monster class for [[Infidel]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Infidel quest]].
{{Wikipedia|Winter wolf}}
 
  
{{monster
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===SlashTHEM===
|name=Winter wolf
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[[SlashTHEM]] retains the monsters added in SLASH'EM and adds several new canines to the monster class:
|symbol={{cyan|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Winter_wolf.png]]
 
|difficulty=9
 
|level=7
 
|experience=105
 
|speed=12
 
|AC=4
 
|MR=20
 
|align=0
 
|frequency=Very rare, never in [[Gehennom]]
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite: 2d6<br />Breathes cold: 2d6<br />
 
|weight=700
 
|nutr=300
 
|size=Large
 
|resistances=Cold
 
|resistances conveyed=Cold (47%)
 
}}
 
  
'''Winter wolves''' are the adult versions of [[winter wolf cub|winter wolf cubs]].  Unlike the cubs, winter wolves do not ordinarily appear until after the player has gained [[cold resistance]]. They are still very dangerous, however, traveling in packs and dealing long range damage that can shatter potions.
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* {{yellow|d}} [[shock hound pup]]
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* {{green|d}} [[acid hound pup]]
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* {{yellow|d}} [[shock hound]]
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* {{green|d}} [[acid hound]]
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* {{magenta|d}} [[Cerberus (SLASH'EM)|Cerberus]]
  
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===Hack'EM===
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[[Hack'EM]] adds many new canines to the monster class from other variants:
  
==Winter Wolf Cubs==
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* {{monsymlink|dingo puppy}}
{{Wikipedia|Winter wolf}}
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* {{gray|d}} [[rabid dog]]
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* {{monsymlink|death dog}}
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* {{monsymlink|rabid wolf}}
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* {{monsymlink|large dingo}}
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* {{white|d}} [[guard dog]]
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* {{monsymlink|pit bull}}
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* {{black|d}} [[barghest]]
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* {{monsymlink|wolverine}}
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* {{monsymlink|shadow wolf}}
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* {{monsymlink|mist wolf}}
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* {{red|d}} [[weredemon]]
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* {{red|d}} [[nova fox]]
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* {{black|d}} [[Cerberus (EvilHack)|Cerberus]]
  
{{monster
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==References==
|name=Winter wolf cub
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<references/>
|symbol={{cyan|d}}
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{{nethack-367}}
|tile=[[Image:Winter_wolf_cub.png]]
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[[Category:Monster classes]]
|difficulty=7
 
|level=5
 
|experience=67
 
|speed=12
 
|AC=4
 
|MR=0
 
|align=-5
 
|frequency=Quite rare, never in [[Gehennom]]
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite: 1d8<br />Breathes cold: 1d6<br />
 
|weight=250
 
|nutr=200
 
|size=Small
 
|resistances=Cold
 
|resistances conveyed=Cold (33%)
 
}}
 
 
 
A '''winter wolf cub''' is a young [[winter wolf]].  These monsters are particularly dangerous because they appear in the dungeons early enough that the player might not have [[cold resistance]], and appear in packs.  Winter wolf cubs have a long range frost attack which can shatter potions and inflict significant damage on the player.  [[Wand]] them quickly.
 
 
 
Winter wolf cubs respect [[Elbereth]], but have no aversion to attacking you with the frost attack from afar.
 
 
 
==Hell Hound==
 
{{monster
 
|name=hell hound
 
|symbol={{red|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Hell hound.png]]
 
|difficulty=14
 
|level=12
 
|experience=286
 
|speed=14
 
|AC=2
 
|MR=20
 
|align=0
 
|frequency=Very rare, only in Gehennom
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite 3d6, fire breath 3d6
 
|weight=600
 
|nutr=300
 
|size=Medium
 
|resistances=Fire
 
|resistances conveyed=Fire
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Wikipedia|Hellhound}}
 
 
 
In ''[[NetHack]]'' and ''[[SLASH'EM]]'', a '''hell hound''' <tt>d</tt> is a [[monster]] associated with [[fire]]. In ''SLASH'EM'', it might be most familiar as the pet of a [[Flame Mage]], after it grows from a [[hell hound pup]].
 
 
 
The ''NetHack'' database describes hell hounds this way:
 
 
 
: ''"Hell hounds are fire-breathing canines from another plane of existence brought here in the service of evil beings. A hell hound resembles a large hound with rust-red or red-brown fur, and red, glowing eyes.  The markings, teeth, and tongue are soot black.  It stands two to three feet high at the shoulder and has a distinct odour of smoke and sulphur.  The baying sounds it makes have an eerie, hollow tone that sends a shiver through any who hear them."''
 
 
 
Hell hounds typically fight in melee, like other [[dog]]s.
 
 
 
'''In previous versions'''
 
 
 
In versions of ''NetHack'' from [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10]], a hell hound can be found inside the room in which the [[Wizard of Yendor]] is hiding with the [[Amulet of Yendor]].  These hell hounds do not have breath weapons until [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 
 
 
==Hell Hound Pups==
 
{{monster
 
|name=hell hound pup
 
|symbol={{red|d}}
 
|tile=[[Image:Hell hound pup.png]]
 
|difficulty=9
 
|level=7
 
|experience=105
 
|speed=12
 
|AC=4
 
|MR=20
 
|align=-5
 
|frequency=Very rare, only in Gehennom, usually in small groups
 
|genocidable=Yes
 
|attacks=Bite 2d6, fire breath 2d6
 
|weight=200
 
|nutr=200
 
|size=Small
 
|resistances=Fire
 
|resistances conveyed=Fire
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Wikipedia|Hellhound}}
 
 
 
A '''hell hound pup''' is a young version of a [[hell hound]].  If you are discovering hell hound pups you are no doubt about to discover hell hounds.  With [[fire resistance]] these monsters are not too difficult.
 
 
 
In ''[[SLASH'EM]]'', a [[Flame Mage]] starts with a hell hound pup as a [[pet]].
 
 
 
==See Also==
 
* [[werejackal]]
 
* [[little dog]]
 
* [[dog]]
 
* [[large dog]]
 
* [[werewolf]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Monsters]]
 

Latest revision as of 08:33, 30 April 2024

The canine, usually short for dog or other canine, is a monster class that appears in NetHack, and is represented by the lowercase d glyph (d). Dogs and canines are designated internally by the macro S_DOG.[1]

The class contains the following monsters:[2]

Common traits

Canines are quadrupedal animals that lack hands, are visible via infravision, and attack via bites. Canines can be separated into four broad categories:

Canines are either neutral as with the warg and the "mundane" canine monsters, or they are chaotic as with the canine werecreatures and breath-users. Chatting to a tame canine monster can be used to gauge its current condition.

Canines that eat mimic corpses may assume the form of a sink or tripe ration for the duration of the meal if they do not assume a monster-specific form.[3] Monsters that polymorph into any canine monster - excluding werecreatures assuming their animal form - will produce a unique message if this occurs out of your character's sight.[4]

Generation

Randomly generated canines that are not domestic always created hostile; domestic canines are sometimes peaceful towards neutral characters.

The canine is the first quest monster class for Samurai, and makes up 24175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Samurai quest. Some random canines are also generated on a few levels within the quest branch at level creation: one each is placed randomly on every floor between the home and goal levels, and two are randomly placed on the goal level itself.

Messages

<The canine> howls.
You chatted to a canine while it is night time during a full moon, regardless of other circumstances.[5]
<The canine> whines.
Your tame canine is hungry, caught in a trap, confused, scared, or at low tameness.[6] A leashed canine that is near a square with a trap will whine on its own.[7]
<The canine> barks.
A tame non-dingo canine will become hungry in 1000 turns or less, or you chatted to a peaceful non-dingo canine.[8]
<The canine> yips.
You chatted to a peaceful or tame canine, and none of the above conditions apply.[9]
<The canine> growls.
You chatted to a hostile canine.[10]
You notice a dog smell.
A monster polymorphed into a dog outside of your sight range.[4]

Variants

Some variants enable the deferred Cerberus so that he can appear in normal gameplay.

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM adds several new canines to the monster class:

The canine is the second quest monster class for Yeomen, and makes up 6175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Yeoman quest.

dNetHack

dNetHack adds a few new canines to the monster class:

SpliceHack

SpliceHack adds several new canines to the monster class:

notdNetHack

notdNetHack retains the monsters added in dNetHack and adds another canine to the monster class:

EvilHack

EvilHack adds several new canines to the monster class:

The canine is the first quest monster class for Infidels, and makes up 24175 of the monsters randomly generated on the Infidel quest.

SlashTHEM

SlashTHEM retains the monsters added in SLASH'EM and adds several new canines to the monster class:

Hack'EM

Hack'EM adds many new canines to the monster class from other variants:

References