Browse docs

First steps

Walk through the first pet purchase, companion controls, care, training, and persistence check.

Buy a puppy

Visit the configured shop NPC. Choose Pets, preview a core breed, select a coat and available collar, enter a name and gender, and confirm the purchase. By default, shop entries resolve to puppies and payment comes from the bank account.

Call and control your pet

Press F6 to open the pet radial, select the owned dog, and wake/call it. The default F7 binding toggles the status HUD. Try Follow, Stay and Send home. These keys and opening methods are configurable.

Care and train

Use pet_food or pet_water_bottle from your inventory while the selected dog is nearby. Give a trainable command and use pet_treat during the reward window. Training scores are probabilities for each action, so a command may be refused. See Care and health and Training.

Check persistence

Send the dog home, reconnect, and call it again. Confirm name, ownership, growth, training, health and purchased clothing are still present. Test this with a normal player account; admin permissions can hide setup errors.

What to try next

Dress the dog in the supplies wardrobe; items from different supported clothing slots can be combined.
Attach the leash, try a reusable ball or bone, and test vehicle seating when a safe seat is available.
Let a puppy mature or use the authorized /petgrow command for a controlled test.
If service jobs are configured, qualify a dog and try a search on duty.
Test a duel with a second player in a clear area; /petfighttest provides a separate admin NPC test.

Shop setup

Position the Sky Pets shop, preview camera, breed catalogue, supplies counter, and purchase settings.

Shop and ownership

Understand core breeds, previews, purchases, persistence, and the linked supplies shop.