Zombie Dog (Timeless)

<tabber>Zombie Dog=
The Zombie Dog is a zombie encountered first in Present. It is a fast and quite small enemy who runs around his targets and jumps towards them, biting or slashing with his claws before starting running around his targets again. If he happens to strike the player's head during a jump, he can knock him down for a bit, allowing other zombies to continue attacking him
==Appearance and origins==
He is around 1.1 meters long, and 60 centimeters high, with a generally brown fur sometimes stained with blood and disappearing in patches at certain places. His gums are partially rotten, revealing even longer teeth, and large amounts of saliva are dripping from his jaw. His paws are half-rotten, leaving most of the claws very visible, and his belly is partially gone, giving the impression that he is starving. His tail is sometimes lacking a few hairs, or even missing entirely.
==Attack Patterns==
When he locates a player, he will start running in circles around his target, jumping or modifying his trajectory if needed to avoid traps or getting stuck. When he is about to attack, he will suddenly aim for the player, and jump, biting or slashing with his claws the player as he goes through. After this, he will start again his normal cycle, but if he is in a restricted area, he will jump a bit to avoid attacks and strike without necessarily jumping. Rarely, he may jump higher, reaching the player's head and knocking him down for a few seconds, leaving the person vulnerable to attacks when he is still getting back up
==Strategies==
Altough they lack a significant amount of HP, they move quickly and can usually spawn in packs ; coupled with the large amounts of zombies that may spawn at the same moment during waves, they can become a massive threat since they will avoid most of your attacks.
Don't waste your shots on trying to take him down when he is still running around. Instead, shoot the other zombies to avoid being overrun, and when you see him preparing to jump towards you, switch to a close range and smash him right before he reaches you. In most cases, the headshot will instantly kill him and leave you alive, but weaker weapon might require two attacks like this. Either way, it will deflect his jump.
Else, you should use weapons that fire very rapidly like an AUG, whose firing speed can keep up with the dog's speed
==Gallery==
Zombie Dog.jpg|Concept art #1, with clearer lines
Zombie Dog2.jpg|Concept art #1, original version
==Trivia==
*He was first supposed to be called Hound, but this name was later used for his veteran variant
|-|Dog Mummy=
The Dog Mummy is a variant of the regular Zombie Dog which can be encountered in the levels of Ancient Egypt. He has less health and deals a bit less damage, but is slightly faster and is harder to see with the similarly colored sand that is seen all over the map.
==Appearance and origins==
He is around 80 centimeters long, and is black/brown, with most of his body covered in bandages excepted for his paws and usually his head ; his gums haven entirely disappeared, giving the impression that he has bigger jaws, he often lacks eyes and his whole head is lacking any sorts of bandages, altough it can rarely be still wrapped until the mouth's opening. The body is covered by loads of bandages, and through openings the darkened and losely covered legs can be seen. No tails can be seen, presumably hidden under the bandages
==Attack Patterns==
Dog Mummies will usually run directly towards players, attack them by jumping and then fleeing away, repeating the same thing over and over instead of turning around players like regular Zombie Dogs do
==Strategies==
Their faster speed allows them to reach players quicker and to strike multiple times without being noticed, especially when they cross hordes or jump on the environment to avoid directly running towards you.
Thankfully, there is multiple methods that you can use to get rid of them. You can for example set up puddles of flammable oil, to lit them up and either burn the dogs as the through or just block certain areas. Then, you can take a short saber/sword, which should be able to be swung quickly, and when you hear the sound of his claws on the floor like he is really close or see him preparing a jump you can start your swing, which is usually enough to kill him directly or at least send him away.
If you know some are wandering closely and can get in your face at any moment, carry in front of you an Egyptian Shield ready, to block a jumped attack from one of the dogs and retaliate right after it with a spear or anything you may have.
==Trivia==
*Very rarely, he can spawn with mask-like bandages, which won't impair his abilities
*He has a veteran variant, called the Jackal Mummy
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