"The Surprising Truth About Elden Ring's 'Friendliest' Dog"
Despite appearing friendly, a dog in Elden Ring is actually aggressive due to a scripting error that locks it into a non-aggressive animation loop, preventing it from attacking players as intended. The game's enemy aggressiveness is designed around zones, but in this rare case, it backfired, resulting in the dog's behavior. The recent patch 1.10.1 added anti-cheat features but no other changes.