Enshrouded’s Souls of the Frozen Frontier update brought more than just the chilly mountains of the Albaneve Summits. Fans of the survival crafter can now tame dogs, but finding and befriending them is trickier than simply showing up to the pound like in real life.
That’s right: You can have your very own Fido in the survival crafter, but first you need to fetch him. Dogs are one of the types of animals that can be tamed in Enshrouded alongside cats, goats, and yak. And like those other creatures, these canines are timid and will run away from you if you don’t properly build up trust with them first. Taming a dog in Enshrouded requires a bit of patience—and a whole lot of Dog Food Bait.
You can’t help but be a dog person after reading that description. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Here’s how to tame a dog in Enshrouded.
Table of contents
- Dog Food Bait recipe
- Where to find a dog
- All dog locations in Enshrouded
- How to tame a dog in Enshrouded
- Placing a Dog Bowl and bed
Dog Food Bait recipe
The first step to catching a dog in Embervale is to rescue the Farmer. You’ll need good ol’ Emily Fray before you can get yourself a pooch. The Farmer helps you craft Dog Food Bait, the item needed to get dogs to trust you, so if you’re still in the early stages of the game and haven’t yet unlocked all of the craftspeople, you’ll need to do that first. The Farmer can be found at the Ancient Vault – Farmer, which is north of the Springlands Ancient Spire, and you’ll need to complete the vault’s puzzle, add her to your base, and give her a sheltered bed before she’ll craft anything for you.
It’s a meat medley. Screenshot by Dot Esports
Once she’s joined your entourage and you’ve met her requirements, it’s time to get to crafting. Speak to her and you’ll see the recipe for Dog Food Bait, which looks like a ball of diced meat with purple berries sticking out of it. Here are all the ingredients needed to make such a foul-looking feast:
- One Raw Lean Meat – Dropped by goats and rabbits in the Springlands and Low Meadows
- Two Raw Wolf Meat – Dropped by wolves in the Springlands and Low Meadows
- One Raw Game – Dropped by boars around Revelwood
- One Dried Purple Berry – Made with Purple Berries at a Drying Rack (crafted by the Hunter)
Crafting one set of Dog Food Bait yields 10 balls of meat, which should be plenty for our four-legged friend. After you’ve crafted your bait, equip it to your hotbar and open up your map: it’s time to locate our pooch.