Old Hunter's Hound

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Basic Information

Location
Hunter's Nightmare	483	372	82	82	82	82	85	75	89	120	180	X	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Hunter's Nightmare	None

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	Yes	Lowest defense: Fire	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No	Gunshots, Hunter Tools & Blood DMG Atks (massive knockdown)	Super Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No	Gunshots, Hunter Tools & Blood DMG Atks (massive knockdown)
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

All information (HP, Echoes, Defences, Multipliers & Bonuses) was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via spreadsheet | archived. Updated on January 31st, 2022.

Old Hunter's Hound ❘	Regular Enemy

Fast, agile attack dogs usually found in the company of the Old Hunters. They move quickly and are highly evasive, dashing in to perform lunging bites and immediately leaping backward to avoid your counterattack. They can be extremely dangerous in groups due to their swift movement, but their low health and weakness to fire make them easy prey if you can manage to land an attack; they also suffer additional damage from serrated weapons, such as the Saw Cleaver and the Saw Spear.

If possible, try to eliminate them with thrown items or ranged attacks before they detect you - Molotovs and Throwing Knives are very effective due to their low health, but are very likely to miss during battle due to these foes' agility and quick evasive responses. If they see you at a distance, time a thrust attack to hit them as they leap at you; shooting them with a pistol or scattergun will knock them to the ground, canceling their attack and giving you an opportunity to hit them as they get back up. Try not to let them get near you as they turn quickly, making it difficult to avoid their bite attacks at close range.

All enemies and bosses (except hunter enemies) have 999 frenzy resistance, despite that they are still vulnerable to such status. The only way to see it without modding is to use Shaman Bone Blade on enemy inflicting frenzy to attack others. [test video]

Theory on the Yharnam dogs, when the curse started, beasts were relatively humanoids and therefore Doberman (Old Hunter's Hound) were used. However, as beasts became more animalistic, somewhere along the lines they must have scrapped the doberman for the larger Irish Wolf Hound (Rabid Dog), a dog specifically bred for hunting and killing wolves and bears.

	Pungent Blood Cocktails attract this enemy, making it vulnerable for few seconds.
	Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.