Fallout 4 Sleep Well River

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For those fond of Dogmeat in FO4 thought I would share this sad news about the original dog, River. Always so hard to loose a good friend, 2 or 4 footed.

https://twitter.com/JoelBurgess/status/1409013849584504833?s=19

Good read as well on how Dogmeat came to be and the development as a companion versus just a canine weapon.

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An interesting read. I didn't know that iteration of Dogmeat was based on a real-life dog. I wonder how old she was. German Shepherds, like most large breeds, unfortunately tend to have fairly short lifespans.
 
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I loved having Dogmeat around in Fallout 4 (he died too easily in 3), but I also like to have a talking companion, so the mods that allowed you Dogmeat & another (Piper ftw) were a go-to for me.
 
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JFarrell71 said:
I loved having Dogmeat around in Fallout 4 (he died too easily in 3), but I also like to have a talking companion, so the mods that allowed you Dogmeat & another (Piper ftw) were a go-to for me.
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Aye that is what I did. It was partly in the game anyhow as there is dialogue for it - they changed it later on in development. So I usually have Dogmeat and Piper, Mac, or Deacon.
 
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JDR13 said:
An interesting read. I didn't know that iteration of Dogmeat was based on a real-life dog. I wonder how old she was. German Shepherds, like most large breeds, unfortunately tend to have fairly short lifespans.
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Aye it was pretty cool. I have/had 4 - Glacier, Wolfgar, Grimwolf, and Mila. Glacier lived to 12.5, Wolfgar to a little after 10 (he got a neurological disease that paralyzed him), and the other two hopefully will be longer! Grim is 9 now and Mila will be 6 in October. Some where between 12 and 15 is considered a long life for them I think.
 
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JDR13 said:
An interesting read. I didn't know that iteration of Dogmeat was based on a real-life dog. I wonder how old she was. German Shepherds, like most large breeds, unfortunately tend to have fairly short lifespans.
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My German Shepherd has lived for nine years. He was a devoted friend.
 
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