4. Hewie
Trapped in a creepy castle and stalked by sadistic horrors, Fiona's only hope at escaping Belli Castle is a single German Shepard: Hewie. What's really interesting about Haunting Ground's doggy deuteragonist is how he can be trained by the player. Whereas Dogmeat in
Fallout 3 can be scolded or praised with no effect, doing so in this game will train your dog, allowing you to teach him what not to do, and what he should do to greater effect. Furthermore, you can pet this dog, and even get him to shake hands with you. This might seem like a pointless flavour option, but it's sadly missing in most games featuring a dog. Though unconfirmed if they are the same dog, Hewie bears a strong resemblance to "That dog" from Resident Evil 4, released early the same year as Haunting Ground. If these dogs are indeed one in the same, that means at some point, Hewie travelled from Italty to Spain, or vice versa, in order to come to the aid of the protagonists of both games. Not bad, for a German Shepard.