A Dog's Life Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Quest
Suggested level: 5
Group: Secondary Quests
Location: Velen
To start this quest you have to save the Friendly Dog you find on the road leading to Drudge, which is attacked by several wolves.
When Geralt saw a dog which was clearly someone's beloved pet surrounded by a pack of starving wolves, he could not help but interfere and save the poor animal's life. The wolves slain, he petted the dog to calm it and discovered there was a key sewn into its collar.
Related points of interest
Friendly Dog
Velen / Novigrad
Drudge
Velen / Novigrad
Quest stages of A Dog's Life
1. Follow the dog. / Defeat the bandits.
The dog will lead you to Drudge signpost where three bandits will attack you as soon as they see you. Kill them all.
2. Search the abandoned house using your Witcher Senses.
Enter the nearby house and look for loose floorboards.
Under the boards, you will find a chest that you can open with a key that was attached to the dog's collar. Inside you will find some items and the Druzus the hermit's notes. When you take it, this quest will be completed.
Druzus the hermit's notes
For years and years I succeeded in living a quiet life, far from the stink and cry of the big city.
When I entered this voluntary exile, I left the whole world behind and hoped it would do the same to me. Yet lately I have noticed someone observing me. Times are unsettled. War turns men into wild beasts. I suspect it is not a friendly neighbor keeping an eye on me.
Barylka, the only companion in my solitude, stands by the door at night and barks. What has happened to Alexis, Hector, Gizmo, Dex? Hunger drives men to do the worst – perhaps bandits now prowl the area? Fools. They know I have nothing.
Tomorrow I will attempt to explain everything to them.
Geralt followed the dog to its owner's home. Sadly, there was no living soul within it.