- For the NPC in Thousand Needles, see Dog (NPC).
Dogs are domesticated canines. Fairly small dogs can weigh between 20 to 50 pounds in weight. Dogs generally hunt in packs, chasing and exhausting prey until they can drag it down. They can jump fairly well, and survive well when tracking by scent.[1] (MGWS 9)
In World of Warcraft, a number of creatures share the appearance and/or role of dogs. In particular, the hunters of many races can tame wolves and associated beasts for use as pets or tracking hounds. Darkhounds are in fact demonic dogs, and are used as guard dogs by the Dark Iron dwarves in Blackrock Depths.
Hunter pet
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Though hunters can respec their pet dogs into Cunning or Tenacity, they are inherently Ferocity. In addition to the abilities that come standard with all pets ([Growl] and [Avoidance]) and those given to their natural or retrained specialization, all dogs are given the following:
Subspecies
Dogs are found throughout the Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, and Northrend.
- Blink dog: Species of dog said to live in the Emerald Dream.[2] (S&L 145)
- Shadow-hound: Another species of dog found in the forces of the Burning Legion.[3] (LG 118)
- Bloodhound[4] (CoH #?)
- Darkhound
- Mastiff
- White hound[citation needed]
Other species are described in Manual of Monsters Appendix Three: Albadian Battle Dog, Cooshie, Death dog and Moon dog; however the validity of the source is disputed.
The subspecies below can be tamed by hunters. Note that worgen start with a mastiff.

Grey
- Black
[7]
Mountain Mastiff (worgen only, also brown, grey, red)
[10]
Wary Mastiff (worgen only, also brown, grey, red)
[47 Rare]
Rexxus
[71-72]
Onslaught Bloodhound
- Brown
- Grey
[13-14]
Gilnean Hound (also red)
[27 Rare]
Snuffles
[68]
Dragonflayer Hunting Hound
- Red

Blue

Purple

Red
- Blue
[6-7]
Decrepit Darkhound
[8-9]
Cursed Darkhound
[9-10]
Ravenous Darkhound
[55-56]
Fiend
- Ghost
[8 Rare]
Plague (blue)
[69-70 Elite]
Shadowbeast (grey)
[70 Elite]
Phase Hound (white)
- Grey
- Purple
[8 Rare]
Bayne
[71 Elite]
Dreadbeast
- Red
[48-53]
Bloodhound Mastiff
[49-50]
Bloodhound
[49-53 Rare Elite]
Verek
[73 Rare Elite]
Rokad the Ravager
- White

Blue
- Blue
[54 Rare]
Arcanus
[66-80 Elite]
Mage Slayer
[69]
Coldarra Mage Slayer
[69-70]
Beryl Hound
[71-72]
Moonrest Stalker
[75-80 Elite]
Azure Mage Slayer
[78-79]
Azure Manabeast
- Green
[40-41]
Plaguehound
[40-41]
Plaguehound Runt
[41-42]
Frenzied Plaguehound
[71]
Trained Plaguehound (Alliance only)
- Red
[74-75]
Vargul Blighthound
[80 Elite]
Grimkor's Hound (spawned, The Ironwall Rampart
[80 Elite]
Hungering Plaguehound
Named
Mobs with levels can be tamed by hunters.
[54 Rare]
Arcanus
Baron
[8 Rare]
Bayne
[42 Rare]
Bleakheart
[48 Rare]
Fidonis
[55-56]
Fiend
[80 Elite]
Grimkor's Hound (spawned, The Ironwall Rampart
[14 Rare]
Lost Gilnean Wardog
Nikita
[8 Rare]
Plague
[47 Rare]
Rexxus
[73 Rare Elite]
Rokad the Ravager
[27 Rare]
Snuffles
[36 Rare]
Tracker
[49-53 Rare Elite]
Verek
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Added as a tamable pet family.