======Canine Errand======

=====Escort Mission=====
As with most [[pattern:escort_mission|escort missions]], the following games have the player safeguarding a helpless character throughout one or more danger-filled levels. However, instead of the usual damsel in distress, the otherwise defenseless character in these games happens to be a dog.

  *//**Earthworm Jim**// - In a level called For Pete's Sake!, the player must protect Peter Puppy from several hazards while escorting him across the stage.
  *//**Earthworm Jim 2**// - In the level Puppy Love (which is divided into three parts), Peter Puppy's brothers and sisters are being thrown out the window of a tall building. The player rescues them by running back and forth with a giant marshmallow capable of bouncing the puppies safely to Peter.
  *//**Rocko's Modern Life - Spunky's Dangerous Day**// - Your mission throughout this game is to provide your dog (Spunky) a safe path from one end of each level to the other, which makes tending to the dog the mission of the entire game.

=====Puppy Retrieval=====
To combat the joylessness of the common [[pattern:fetch_quest|fetch quest]], a number of developers have thrown puppies into the mix. It is commonly implemented as a one-off, “Help! Find/Rescue my runaway/stolen puppies!” mission, with little variation.

  *//**Cave Story**//
    *{{:theme:canine_errand:cavestorypup.gif}}{{:theme:canine_errand:cavestorypup.gif}}{{:theme:canine_errand:cavestorypup.gif}}{{:theme:canine_errand:cavestorypup.gif}}{{:theme:canine_errand:cavestorypup.gif}}
  *//**[[http://games.adultswim.com/escape-from-puppy-death-factory-adventure-online-game.html|Escape From Puppy Death Factory]]**//
  *//**Final Fantasy VI**//
  *//**Kingdom Hearts**// - 99 of these varmints at the rate of 3 per treasure chest amounts to 33 times you'll have to play fetch with these puppies to catch 'em all.
  *//**The Legend of Zelda - The Ocarina of Time**//
    *{{:theme:canine_errand:zootdog.jpg}} This dog's life is worth one [[:strategy:heart_pieces|quarter of a heart]].
  *//**Okami**//