As a dog lover and a role player this is a great little article to give a lot of flavor to dogs in a Modern setting. A good number of different dog types are given stats, ranging from the Great Dane, my favorite, to the wolf.
The book provides feats for getting a dog, in case you don't have druids or rangers in your campaign - likely in the modern setting. Other feats give dogs abilities ranging from Barbarian Rage to Seeing Eye Dog Training.
The Dogman prestige class is part ranger, part cop. There are dog templates to give your dog an upgrade and new tricks for dogs (see Handle Animal). And my favorite is ACE the great dane at the end of the book - born to be the "best of the best".
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<b>LIKED</b>: This book gives dogs a little more flexibility and options. The Animal Companion for the Dogman prestige class is accelerated to account for the higher level you must be to start the animal companion progression.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: There are no clear rules as to how your dog earns a template. I would have liked to have seen some advancement options for dogs. However they must be forgiven because both of these areas touch on character creation which is not allowed under the d20 liscence.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>
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