Town Dog

The Dog is a pet. It arrives the following dawn (4:30 AM) after the player uses the Dog License, which is purchased from the Zoologist for. The dog can be petted and used as an NPC for Pylons. The Dog is also the cutest thing in Terraria.

There are 6 breeds of dog, with one randomly being chosen when it arrives. If the dog is killed it will respawn within 1-3 days. Like the Angler, the dog's message upon reaching zero health is " has left!".

The only requirements for the Dog are use of a Dog License and the presence of a valid House. The Dog's House can be changed, as with any other NPC, however the Dog can share the same House as another NPC.

Names
The Dog may have any of the following names:

Trivia

 * The names "Lucky" and "Pongo" are references to the characters from Disney's "101 Dalmatians".
 * The name "Marshall" is a reference to the character from "Paw Patrol".
 * The name "Balto" is a reference to the real-life sled dog Balto, who played a large part in saving countless children in Nome from diptheria in 1925.
 * The name "Indiana" is a reference to the "Indiana Jones" franchise as "Indiana" was the name of Indiana Jones's childhood dog, an Alaskan Malamute (similar to the husky breed).
 * The name "Hachiko" is a reference to the real-life akita Hachikō, remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his master. Both huskies and akitas belong to the Spitz type.
 * The name "Sparky" is in remembrance of Redigit's deceased pet dog, Sparky.
 * The name "Sven" is a reference to popular YouTuber "PewDiePie", as he named his dog in Minecraft "Sven".
 * The names "Navi" and "Zelda" are references to characters from "The Legend Of Zelda" and also the names of Redigit & Cenx's current dogs
 * The name "Shino" may be a reference to Terraria YouTuber "Khaios", as his Shiba's name is Shino.
 * The name "Elizabeth" may be a reference to Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who has owned many corgis in the past.
 * The name "Odie" is a reference to the dog of the same name in the famous comic strip and TV series "Garfield"
 * The name "Ammy" is potentially a reference to Amaterasu from "Ōkami", though the original Ammy is a wolf rather than a corgi.
 * The name "Darwin" is a possible reference to the famous Charles Darwin. The ship he rode on his trip around the world was called the "HMS Beagle". The breed of in-game dog this name is under is also a beagle.
 * The name "Pebbles" was added in remembrance to reddit user GoldKat1234's labrador.
 * The name "Dogi" may be a reference to the best friend of the protagonist of the Ys series. That protagonist, "Adol", also appears as a possible name for the Cat.
 * The corgi name "Charles" may be a reference to the 1976 newspaper comic strip "footrot flats"
 * The Labrador name "Calvin" might be a reference to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes because there is a Hobbes cat.
 * The Husky name "Snowdog" may be a reference to the Rush song "By-Tor And The Snow Dog"