
You can keep your dog like any other follower in the game, and he will fight at your side until he either dies or you tell him to leave. No matter how you get your dog, you now have a choice. In another instance, a Stray Dog joined in to help with a dragon attack, and we had him join us after the dragon was dead. If you help out and the dog survives, you can talk to the dog to make him a follower. In one instance, we ran across a Stray Dog fighting a pair of wolves. Various events in the world will include a character named Stray Dog.

Your third option is less of a sure thing, and you’ll just have to wait for it to happen. There you’ll find a man named Banning willing to sell you a war dog named Vigilance for 500 gold. If the story of Meeko is just too heartrending for you to handle, you should head over to Markarth Stables, marked on the map below.

Talk to Meeko, and he’ll happily accept you as his new human friend. If he isn’t present when you arrive, just use the wait system for an hour or two, and he should show back up. Meeko will regularly sit and wait by his former master’s bedside, but occasionally will run around in the nearby forest. Unfortunately, he’s left behind a loyal dog named Meeko who now has no master. Inside the cabin you’ll find a dead Nord, who looks to have died peacefully in his sleep. You can find the little cabin west of Morthall and south of Solitude, as marked on the map above. Meeko the dog lives at a place called Meeko’s Shack. The first (and our favorite) option is Meeko. There are three options, but only two of them are regularly available. The house costs 5,000 gold, and you’ll be looking at several hundred more gold to decorate the interior.Īlternately, acquire any other home in the game. You’ll need to have completed the early part of the main story quest that occurs in Whiterun before the house becomes available, after which you can purchase the abode from Proventus Avenicci, the Jarl’s steward. The easiest and earliest option for most players will be Breezehome in Whiterun. If you plan to keep your dog for the rest of the game, start out by purchasing a house. We’ll show you the different places you can find a dog, and how to make him into a permanent pet in whatever place you call home.Īpologies in advance for the camera-captured screenshots.

Skyrim includes a number of wild wolves and foxes, but you have to know just where to look if you want to find one of the hardy and loyal domesticated dogs of the region. A wife or husband is all well and good, but sometimes you just want the unwavering affection of a canine companion.
