View source for Canine

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}}

The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|196|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

* {{monsymlink|jackal}}
* {{monsymlink|fox}}
* {{monsymlink|coyote}}
* {{monsymlink|werejackal (animal)}}
* {{monsymlink|little dog}}
* {{monsymlink|dingo}}
* {{monsymlink|dog}}
* {{monsymlink|large dog}}
* {{monsymlink|wolf}}
* {{monsymlink|werewolf (animal)}}
* {{monsymlink|winter wolf cub}}
* {{monsymlink|warg}}
* {{monsymlink|winter wolf}}
* {{monsymlink|hell hound pup}}
* {{monsymlink|hell hound}}
* [[Deferred]] monsters
** {{monsymlink|Cerberus}}

==Common traits==
Canines are quadrupedal and [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s; they lack [[hands]], and are visible via [[infravision]]. Canines can be separated into four broad categories: 

* [[Domestic]] dogs: the little dog, dog and large dog
* [[Werecreature]]s: the animal forms of the werewolf and werejackal
* 'Ordinary' canines: jackals, foxes, coyotes, dingoes, and wolves
* Fantastic canines: wargs, winter wolves and their cubs, hell hounds and their pups, and Cerberus

Canines primarily attack via bites, and the fantastic canines except for the warg also have a [[breath]] weapon.

Canines are either of [[neutral]] [[alignment]] as with the warg and mundane canine monsters, or they are [[chaotic]] as with the canine [[werecreature]]s and the other fantastic canines. [[Chatting]] to a tame canine monster can be used [[#Messages|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.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|1352|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|1354|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters that [[polymorph]] into any canine monster - excluding werecreatures assuming their animal form - will produce a specific message if this occurs out of the [[hero]]'s sight.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|4225|nethack=3.6.7|name="smell"}}

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

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.

==Messages==
{{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}}}}
{{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}}}}
{{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}}}}
{{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}}}}
{{message|<The canine> growls.|You chatted to a hostile canine.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|651|nethack=3.6.7}}}}

{{message|You notice a dog smell.|A monster polymorphed into a dog outside of your sight range.<ref name="smell"/>}}

==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:

* {{monsymlink|pit bull}}
* {{monsymlink|dingo puppy}}
* {{monsymlink|large dingo}}
* {{monsymlink|death dog}}
* {{monsymlink|rabid wolf}}
* {{monsymlink|wolverine}}
* {{monsymlink|shadow wolf}}
* {{monsymlink|mist wolf}}
* {{magenta|d}} [[Cerberus (SLASH'EM)|Cerberus]]

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]].

===dNetHack===
[[dNetHack]] adds a few new canines to the monster class:

* {{magenta|d}} [[Cerberus (dNetHack)|Cerberus]]
* {{blue|d}} [[hound of Tindalos]]
* {{black|d}} [[anuban jackal]]
* {{brown|d}} [[seal]]
* {{magenta|d}} [[Watchdog of the Boreal Valley]]

===SpliceHack===
[[SpliceHack]] adds several new canines to the monster class:

* {{cyan|d}} [[winter wolf pup]]
* {{brightblue|d}} [[thought eater]]
* {{white|d}} [[guard dog]]
* {{red|d}} [[vulpferno]]
* {{brown|d}} [[pack lord]]

===notdNetHack===
[[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] retain the monsters added in dNetHack and add another canine to the monster class:

* {{magenta|d}} [[Naberius]]

===EvilHack===
[[EvilHack]] adds several new canines to the monster class:

* {{gray|d}} [[rabid dog]]
* {{red|d}} [[weredemon]]
* {{brown|d}} [[Koa]]
* {{brown|d}} [[Bourbon]]
* {{brown|d}} [[Ozzy]]
* {{black|d}} [[Cerberus (EvilHack)|Cerberus]]

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]].

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

* {{yellow|d}} [[shock hound pup]]
* {{green|d}} [[acid hound pup]]
* {{yellow|d}} [[shock hound]]
* {{green|d}} [[acid hound]]
* {{magenta|d}} [[Cerberus (SLASH'EM)|Cerberus]]

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

* {{monsymlink|dingo puppy}}
* {{gray|d}} [[rabid dog]]
* {{monsymlink|death dog}}
* {{monsymlink|rabid wolf}}
* {{monsymlink|large dingo}}
* {{white|d}} [[guard dog]]
* {{monsymlink|pit bull}}
* {{black|d}} [[barghest]]
* {{monsymlink|wolverine}}
* {{monsymlink|shadow wolf}}
* {{monsymlink|mist wolf}}
* {{red|d}} [[weredemon]]
* {{red|d}} [[nova fox]]
* {{black|d}} [[Cerberus (EvilHack)|Cerberus]]

==References==
<references/>
{{nethack-367}}
[[Category:Monster classes]]