Any dog that a) isn't barking excessively, b) doesn't smell, c) doesn't drool on you, d) doesn't piss/chew on your stuff, or e) doesn't cover everything with hairs deserves a recommendation. Unfortunately, that kind of dog only exists in this game. Useful for trailing, nonetheless. Good, albeit, a bit noisy companion (judging by what's written in the Steam discussions, it seems that its footsteps' high volume is the latest bug or something).

If you pursue immersion/realism and turn off the highlights for tracks, it actually becomes a necessity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blIaGmKXIz8

Any dog that a) isn't barking excessively, b) doesn't smell, c) doesn't drool on you, d) doesn't piss/chew on your stuff, or e) doesn't cover everything with hairs deserves a recommendation. Unfortunately, that kind of dog only exists in this game. Useful for trailing, nonetheless. Good, albeit, a bit noisy companion (judging by what's written in the Steam discussions, it seems that its footsteps' high volume is the latest bug or something). If you pursue immersion/realism and turn off the highlights for tracks, it actually becomes a necessity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blIaGmKXIz8