Dogs
Agile and vicious predators of the zone. They hunt in a pack and will bark while chasing their prey. If you hear a barking, take out your gun, if it's night, turn on your night vision and start looking around you.
The dogs aren't that much of a problem when there is one. The problem gets real when there is a pack of ten or twelve of them. They jump to their target so if you choose to run when already engaged, your escape won't go well, unless you use the environment to your advantage.
Dogs won't do much damage bur when there's a pack, the chances that you'll get hit more than once, increase dramatically. A shotgun which holds less than 5 shells, is not going to help you against a pack of twelve dogs. Unlike Cats, their strategy of attacking is hit-and-run. They will approach you in a straight line but will suddenly change their direction when they get too close.
To hunt some dogs, just load a Spas-12 or a Saiga with buckshots and go out in the wilds.
Recommended weapons: A shotgun (with high ammo capacity, loaded with Buckshots) - Fast firing SMGs (loaded with high tissue damaging ammo)
Pseudodogs (Fake Dogs)
More agile and vicious than standard dogs. Pseudodogs have a pair of glowing eyes, so if you see some glowing dots approaching, you've got yourself some Pdogs.
They are fast runners and cunning; they don't follow the same pattern twice. Sometimes, they come and attack straight with suicidal behaviour (Like their rivals, cats), sometimes, they try to avoid getting hurt by jumping left or right mid-attack. If you decided to run, instead of hunting them, remember, it is really difficult to outrun them, and they can jump on rocks.
Their hide is not strong enough to stop any ammo with more than I armour-piercing capability. Buckshot is your best bet when dealing with them.
I advice against hunting a pack more than four Pdogs, as their bites are nasty and cause heavy damage and bleeding.
Recommended weapons: A shotgun (high rate of fire, loaded with Buckshots) - Carbines (loaded with 5.56mm NATO rounds)
