Labrador retriever

Labrador retrievers, called labrador puppies as babies, are a type of trainable dog. They are sometimes selected as the starter animal.

Analysis

Labs and huskies are strong candidates for hauler animals. Both are easy to tame, don't require a minimum skill to train, and don't ever lose training over time. With 0 wildness, they do not generate filth. As omnivores, they can eat meals, kibble, or any food you have lying around. A downside is that they can be hunted by predator animals, as opposed to cougars and bears.

Compared to the husky, a labrador is less combat effective (2.55 vs 2.82), eats less (0.64 vs 0.8), carries slightly less (56 vs 65), and has slightly more puppies per litter (1.937 vs 1.721).

Labs are one of the few animals that can nuzzle colonists, giving a +4 Nuzzled moodlet to colonists.

Training

This animal can be trained as follows:

Guard:
Attack:
Rescue:
Haul:

*As of version 1.1.2610, all animals can be tamed. The percentage of likelihood of success depends on factors such as the Animals Wildness Percentage, Pawn Handling Skill, and others. More information can be found on the animals page.

Health

Part Name	Health	Quantity	Coverage^[1]	Target Chance^[2]	Subpart of	Capacity^[3]	Effect if Destroyed/Removed
Body	40	1	100%	21%	N/A^[4]	-	Death
Tail	10	1	7%	7%	Body	-	-
Spine	25	1	3%	3%	Body	Moving	−100% Moving^[5]
Stomach	20	1	3%	3%	Body	Digestion	−50% Digestion
Heart	15	1	3%	3%	Body	Blood Pumping	Death
Lung	15	2	3%	3%	Body	Breathing	−50% Breathing. Death if both lost.
Kidney	15	2	3%	3%	Body	Blood Filtration	−50% Blood Filtration. Death if both lost.
Liver	20	1	3%	3%	Body	Digestion	Death
Neck	25	1	20%	5%	Body	Eating Talking Breathing	Death
Head	25	1	75%	2.25%	Neck	-	Death
Skull	25	1	25%	1.125%	Head	-	Cannot be destroyed Increasing Pain based on damage.
Brain	10	1	70%	2.625%	Skull	Consciousness	Death Damage always results in scarring.
Eye	10	2	12%	1.8%	Head	Sight	−25% Sight. −100% if both lost. Damage always results in scarring. 0% Hit Chance against Blunt damage.
Ear	12	2	8%	1.2%	Head	Hearing	−25% Hearing. −100% if both lost.
Nose	10	1	10%	1.5%	Head	-	-
AnimalJaw	10	1	10%	1.5%	Head	Manipulation	−100% Manipulation. Can no longer use Bite attack.
Front Leg	30	2	7%	5.95%	Body	Moving	−25% Moving. −50% if both lost. Can no longer use paw attack.^[6]
Front Paw	10	2	15%	1.05%	Front Leg	Moving	−25% Moving. −50% if both lost. Can no longer use paw attack.
Rear Leg	30	2	7%	5.95%	Body	Moving	−25% Moving. −50% if both lost.
Rear Paw	10	2	15%	1.05%	Rear Leg	Moving	−25% Moving. −50% if both lost.

↑ Coverage determines the chance to hit this body part. It refers to the percentage of the super-part that this part covers, before its own sub-parts claim their own percentage. For example, if the base coverage of the super-part is 100%, and the coverage of the part is 20%, 20% of hits would hit the part, and 80% the super-part. If the part had its own sub-part with 50% coverage, the chances would be 10% sub-part, 10% part, 80% super part.
↑ Target Chance is the actual chance for each part to be be selected as the target when each part's coverage has been taken into account(I.E. Neck covers 7.5% of Torso but Head covers 80% of Neck so it actually has only a 1.5% chance to be selected). This is not pure hit chance, as different damage types propagate damage in different ways. See that page for details.
↑ Note that capacities can affect other capacities in turn. Only the primary effect is listed. See specific pages for details.
↑ This is the part that everything else connects to to be considered 'connected'.
↑ If Moving drops below 16% a pawn cannot move.
↑ A Scratch attack that varies from animal to animal. Each front paw allows one attack.