A string will appear like this (000d0e9b) indicating the ID, but NPCs will have extra info after them like this.

You may have to load a previous save where the People refer to this by different names, but base ID and ID are roughly equivalent.

Travel the Commonwealth with your Dogmeat.

Dogmeat will shoot to you like he is being magically summoned and be next to you!.

Hit Tilde (~) again to close the console.

Open up the Console by typing Tilde (~).

We have determined that the Dogmeat ID is 0001d162 You can then use the process below to summon them back to you! Recover a Lost Dogmeat or Other Companion

This will work with other NPCs if they somehow get lost.įor a complete list of companions and their IDs check out our companion list with their in-game IDs. We need the ID of Dogmeat and a way to get him to you. This console has a wealth of power, but we just need a few things. It is usually to the left of the 1 key and above Tab. You can bring up the console by clicking the Tilde (~) key on your keyboard. PC Users Have Another Way We'll need to use console commands. I just never walked over there for some reason. It is behind the yellow crafting house towards the bridge. I thought I had found them all, but in the image below the green dot (aiming recticle) is pointing at the location of a doghouse that I did not know existed where I found Dogmeat. There are 3 or 4 dog houses in sanctuary.

If you are on the PS4 or Xbox One consoles then right now this is your only hope.

But, another time he completely disappeared, and I could have sworn I sent him to Sanctuary. Once when I lost Dogmeat, he returned to the gas stations south of Sanctuary.

Dogmeat from fallout 4