Greater Dog

Greater Dog is a dog who lives in Snowdin, first appearing as a miniboss in Snowdin Forest, and later as an NPC in Snowdin town with the other dog sentries in Grillby's bar. It first appears impossibly hiding its entire suit of armor within a small snow poff.

Its fur is wholly white and it wears gray armor adorned at the wrists with apparently functional dog faces, much like the spear weapon it holds during battle - however Greater Dog itself only fills the smallest neck portion of the armor while controlling the rest of the suit through unknown means.

It sits with most of the other dog characters in Grillby's when it is not on sentry duty, and appears to be unable to say much more than a sound effect while making a pleased expression (though this expression will become a frown if both Doggo and the Dogi have been killed).

Greater Dog is incredibly affectionate and constantly seeks attention; Dogamy will even warn the player of facing the full brunt Greater Dog's playful attitude if they aren't careful of where they sit down in Grillby's bar.

Attacks

 * Its dog faced spear flies from the right of the screen to the left, flickering from blue to white at short intervals.
 * An Annoying Dog-like canine lies at the bottom of the screen, first sleeping but quickly waking and firing off the word BARK upwards in different directions as soon as you move. If you stay completely still once the turn starts, the dog will continue to sleep through the turn without attacking.

Strategy

 * To spare it, the player must beckon/ignore, then pet, then play, and then pet twice. The player can also simply ignore it until it goes away.
 * The player can use the Stick to immediately spare it, like any other dog enemy.

Endings

 * Greater Dog appears in the Pacifist Route epilogue outside the Snowdin library with most of the other dog characters, playing happily with Endogeny, making its trademark facial expression and sound effect (which the Endogeny seems to now share). A scene shown during the credits shows it hiding within a poff of sand on a beach with Undyne and Alphys, much like it did with the snow before battling it, while Lesser Dog performs a similarly familiar pastime nearby. Its yellow text in the credits also list it as being excited by life's changes.

Flavor Text

 * It's so excited that it thinks fighting is just play. [Check]
 * It's the Greater Dog. [Encounter]
 * Greater Dog is seeking affection. [Neutral]

Trivia

 * The music that plays during the fight with Greater Dog is reminiscent of that of Mario Paint.