Dog

, also known as , are recurring in . They usually appear in towns or other populated areas.
==Characteristics==
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Dogs appear as Mutts who roam Mabe Village in . Treated as enemies, they will attack Link if he attacks them. They can be defeated by using Magic Powder or the Magic Rod. Chain Chomps, animals with Dog-like behavior, also appear for the first time in as pets of Madame MeowMeow.
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Dogs are commonly found running around the Castle Town Market and throughout Castle Town's back alleys in . These Dogs are smaller and have shaggy fur, resembling terriers. One particular Dog, Richard, is owned by Mamamu Yan, who holds her Dog in very high esteem compared to the other mutts of the town. At night, when all the Dogs roam the town, Mamamu Yan is unable to find hers, and asks Link to go look for him. Richard can be found behind a stall near the entrance to the market. As thanks for returning Richard, Mamamu Yan rewards Link with a Piece of Heart. 
After awakening seven years later as an adult in the Temple of Time, Hyrule Castle Town is destroyed by Ganondorf and the Dogs are nowhere to be found. Mamamu Yan will have also moved to Kakariko Village along with the rest of the Hylians. After Link successfully gains Epona and Talon moves back to Lon Lon Ranch, she will mention that Talon reminds her of her Dog, Richard. Since Richard is nowhere to be found, and she refers to him in the past tense, it is implied that Richard died in the seven year period.
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The Dogs of Termina are mostly found at the Doggy Racetrack near Romani Ranch, operated by Mamamu Yan in . In this minigame, Link chooses a Dog from the kennel that he will bet on in a race. By picking up a Dog while using the Mask of Truth, Link can read the thoughts of the Dog. This is especially useful while choosing a Dog for the races. In addition to the white and brown colorations from , Dog coats may also be grey, yellow, and blue. Other Dogs include the Dog of the Cursed Rich Man found inside the Swamp Spider House. If Link reads its mind, it will say his master's eyes are always filled with greed. There is also the Dog roaming South Clock Town, who constantly thinks of Deku Link.
Dogs react differently to each of Link's forms. When Link is in Deku form, Dogs will act hostile to towards him, growling and barking and even knocking him over. When Link is in Goron form, Dogs will growl at him and run away if approached. When Link is in Zora form, Dogs will give affectionate barks and whine at his feet. If Link performs the march while wearing the Bremen Mask, Dogs will fall in line behind him and march along with him to the music, until he stops playing.
It is also mentioned by Guru-Guru that a Dog was the leader of the animal troupe, and wore the Bremen Mask, which Guru-Guru stole.
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A Dog named Flash appears in eastern Horon Village in . He can be seen fetching a red ball thrown by his master.
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One unnamed Dog appears as the pet of Mamamu Yan in Lynna City in . Mamamu Yan still believes her pet to be much cuter than the rest, despite the fact that there are no other Dogs in all of Labrynna. In the , Mamamu Yan will take the Doggie Mask to hide her dog's face, whom she claims is very shy. In return, she gives Link the Dumbbell that the Dog played with. After receiving a secret from Mamamu Yan's mother in a Linked Game of , and telling this secret to Mamamu Yan, she will mention that she has lost her Dog somewhere in town and will ask Link to go find it. The Dog will appear randomly in Lynna City. After finding and returning the Dog (who can be lifted using the Power Bracelet), Mamamu Yan rewards Link with the Snowshoe Ring.
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Several appear in . is a owned by and can be found at at . claims he is too busy to visit his , and as such he becomes very lonely. can bring him a of as a favor to , who will let keep the afterwards.
Other, more mutt-like appear in . One is , a dark-furred belonging to . The other is , a light-brown , who, in the beginning of the game, blocks a staircase leading to the southwestern part of .
While in -sized, can speak to and even with and .
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 can be found in and in . can be picked up and played with. can even play fetch with them using bones found lying around, much to the 's enjoyment. If the bone is thrown into the patch of next to the or near a , the may bring back a or a instead of the bone.
 can be spoken to while in , and will often give helpful advice on his quest. One particular , owned by and 's family, gives helpful information as to how to dig and use his senses when he returns to for the first time in wolf form.
, skeletal -like beasts, appear roaming at night. must defeat a pack of in order to recover the , the key to recovering 's memory. also appear within the .
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 are a breed of in . According to the Hyrule Compendium, it is said that all Hylian Retrievers are descendants of the dog once owned by the King of Hyrule.
==Other Appearances==
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A Dog named Barkle appears as Tingle's intelligent pet Dog first encountered at Sunshine Seashore in . He will fetch Tingle Rupees if he is given Bones.
==Nomenclature==
In certain foreign versions of , Rolf and Growler are given similar names ( and ; these names are s for barking in their respective languages).
==Gallery==
File:OoT Dog Model 2.png|A brown from 
File:MM Dog Yellow Model.png|A yellow Dog from 
File:MM Dog Blue Model.png|A blue Dog from 
File:TP Link Holding Dog.png| holding a from 
File:TMC Rolf Sprite.png| from 
File:Dr Troy.png|Dr. Troy with a dog.
File:FPTRR Barkle Artwork.png| from 
File:BotW Hylian Retriever Model 3.png|Hylian Retriever model from Breath of the Wild
File:BotW Hylian Retriever Model 2.png|Hylian Retriever model from Breath of the Wild
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