Editing v0.31:Kennel

{{Quality|Exceptional}}{{Building|name=Kennel|key=k
|job= 
1 of
* [[Animal training]]
* [[Trapping]]
|construction=
* [[Building material]] (non-[[economic]])
|construction_job=
1 of
* [[Animal training]]
* [[Small animal dissection]]
* [[Trapping]]
|purpose=
* Train Hunting Animals
* Train War Animals
* Capture [[Vermin]]
* [[Tame]] [[Vermin]]
* [[Tame]] [[cage]]d wild [[creature]]s
}}{{av}}{{buggy}}

A '''Kennel''' is a large 5x5 [[workshop]] for an [[animal trainer]]. To build a kennel you need one building material ([[wood]], [[stone]], [[metal]] [[bar]]) and a dwarf who has the [[animal training]], [[Animal dissector|small animal dissection]] and/or [[trapping]] [[skills]] enabled. 

''(Note that the '''[[labor]]''' associated with the [[skill]] "[[small animal dissection]]" (namely "Extract from a dead animal") is used solely at a [[butcher's shop]].  But that '''skill''' is one of the three that can build a kennel, and is listed as such.  Just accept it.)''

Training animals and taming vermin will automatically select an appropriate creature, while taming a caged wild animal will allow you to choose exactly which animal you wish to tame. ???

While the kennel's menu only offers the option 'train a war dog', in fact a wide range of animals can be trained. Also note that the queued task indeed is named 'train war animal'. The same goes for 'train a hunting dog'.

==Kennel Tasks==
===Train a Hunting Dog===
Requires: An [[Cage|uncaged]] '''tame''' animal with [TRAINABLE] or [TRAINABLE_HUNTING] and an [[animal trainer]].  Note that an animal that is in a pasture can only be trained if the kennel is also in the same [[pasture]].

Hunting animals can be assigned ({{K|v}}-select dwarf-{{K|p}}-{{K|e}}) to follow a hunter and assist in the hunting process. They are faster and more agile than a regular tamed animal, but not as strong as a war animal and cannot be unassigned.

Although the Kennel lists the job as "Train a Hunting Dog", it becomes "Train Hunting Animal" once added and can train ''any'' permitted creature - see below for a complete list.

===Train a War Dog===
Requires: An [[Cage|uncaged]] '''tame''' animal with [TRAINABLE] (or [TRAINABLE_WAR], although no such animals exist) and an [[animal trainer]]. [[Pasture|Pastured]] animals can only be trained if Kennel is located within their pasture.

A war animal is stronger than its untrained counterpart. War dogs make excellent companions when starting a fortress, when you can't spare many dwarves for fighting.

Although the Kennel lists the job as "Train a War Dog", it becomes "Train War Animal" once added and can train ''any'' permitted creature - see below for a complete list.

===Capture a Live Land Animal===
Requires: An [[animal trap]] and a [[trapper]].

Direct animal trappers to attempt to capture vermin in an animal trap. The trapper will carry an animal trap around the fortress and look for vermin to pounce on; then the trap will be hauled to an animal [[stockpile]]. Vermin caught through this job can be eaten or transferred to cages; they can be tamed now.

===Tame a Small Animal===
Requires: An [[animal trainer]] and trapped vermin.

This is used to tame vermin for adoption as pets or eaten if left alone.

===Tame a Large Animal===
Requires: A [[Trap#Cage Trap|caged wild animal]], an appropriate piece of [[food]], and an [[animal trainer]].

The animal trainer uses the food to tame wild [[creatures|animals]] not already domesticated, such as those caught in cage traps. Some creatures cannot be tamed until the [[dungeon master]] arrives. The dungeon master's [TRAIN_EXOTICS] tag is currently non-functional, so you will never be able to tame animals with the [PET_EXOTIC] tag. This may be worked around by editing the raws to make all [PET_EXOTIC] animals [PET] animals.

Unlike other tasks, large animal taming allows you to select the exact creature you wish to tame. Putting the task on {{K|r}}epeat is mostly useless, as it will simply result in the same creature being re-tamed over and over, wasting food and potentially filling the cage with seeds, though it does provide a way to increase Animal Trainer [[experience]] with a limited supply of caged animals.

Animals that are fed with food that leaves seeds will need to have the seeds {{K|d}}umped to allow the cage to be re-used in a cage trap. First loo{{K|k}} at the cage in your Animal [[stockpile]], then highlight the seed and press {{K|Enter}} to look at the seed, then press {{K|d}} to dump the seed. Cages are only re-used for cage traps when truly empty.

==Trainable animals==
The following creatures can be trained into war animals or hunting animals:
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!style="border:1px #AAA solid;background:#DDD;"| Size
!style="border:1px #AAA solid;background:#DDD;"| Notes
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|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Dog]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|30,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|† ♪
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Mandrill]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|20,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼ †
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Gorilla]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|150,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼ †
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Grizzly bear]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|200,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Polar bear]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|400,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Gigantic panda]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|1,160,900
|style="padding:0.2em;"|‼
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Elephant]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|5,000,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|‼
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Rhinoceros]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|3,000,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|‼
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant bat]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|200,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ Hunting only
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant cave swallow]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|200,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ Hunting only
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant eagle]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|200,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼ ♪
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Cheetah]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|50,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Leopard]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|50,000 
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Jaguar]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|75,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Lion]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|200,000 
|style="padding:0.2em;"|† ♪
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Tiger]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|225,000 
|style="padding:0.2em;"|† ♪
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant cheetah]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|560,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant leopard]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|560,000 
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant jaguar]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|750,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant lion]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|1,700,000 
|style="padding:0.2em;"|♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Giant tiger]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|1,900,000 
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼ ♪ 
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Roc]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|20,000,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼ ♪ [[Megabeast]]
|-
|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Dragon]]
|style="padding:0.2em;"|25,000,000
|style="padding:0.2em;"|☼ [[Megabeast]]
|}

''☼ - These animals are a good choice for your army.''<br />
''† - These animals are good choices for protecting important civilians, attacking dangerous creatures so the dwarf can escape.''<br />
''♪ - These animals are good companions for hunters and marksdwarves.''<br />
''‼ - These animals are a poor choice for training due to their voracious appetites for [[grass]].''<br />
Remember to keep a breeding pair out of harm's way around if you want more of a particular animal, in case the ones in service somehow die.<br />
It is reported possible to capture and tame water creatures if special care is used.

==Bugs==
* Wild animals can't be tamed with food bought from the embark screen or from caravans.  If no home-grown food is available, you'll get a "needs unrotten item" error. {{Bug|3667}}{{verify}}

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