How to get the free Diablo 4 pet

With Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, shown at Xbox’s Summer Game Fest showcase this week, players are being treated to a few premium goodies right now for preordering. But perhaps more importantly, a much-requested feature has finally arrived: pets.

Let’s take a look at how to get your own dog – and I will not be calling it anything other than a “dog” – right now.

How to get the dog pet in Diablo 4

First, head to Kyovashad and make your way to the quest icon shown below to find a dog, speak with the dog, and become friends with the dog:

That’s uh, kind of it, actually! There’s no grand quest or anything, just a dog standing there waiting for you to come along and guide it out of the frozen streets of Kyovashad. You can equip your new pal by using the Wardrobe, going to the Pets tab, and selecting “Confirm Look.” You can also pet the dog by using the “Hello” emote near it. Everybody loves to pet the dog these days.

The other three pets are locked behind a Vessel of Hatred pre-order, including a differently-colored dog and two not-so-big cats. The promise of pets being included in future Season Passes has me unreasonably excited.

Pets have been a pretty fan-requested feature for some time now, since in Diablo 3 they were invaluable for automatically gathering gold and resources as you adventure. They’ll do much the same in Diablo 4, saving you just a little bit of extra running around as you slaughter foes.