In Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, players can care for many animals on their farm, including cows, sheep, goats, and more. When players first begin Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, they are even gifted an adorable pet dog who roams about the farm. However, looking after the farm animals includes feeding them, and with no obvious way of buying food, some players may be left wondering how to feed their new pet dog or whether feeding the dog is necessary.
Video game dogs make some of the best virtual pets, and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life adds to the virtual dog cuteness roster by letting players choose a pointy or floppy-eared dog as their farm pet gifted from Takakura, who lives on the farm. However, as a remake of the original GameCube release, there are some changes to feeding the dog in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life.
How to Feed the Dog in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
In the original Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life game, players fed the dog by placing foraged treats into the dog's dish, like wild plants. However, in the 2023 remake, players don't need to feed the dog in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, as family-friend NPC Takakura, takes care of this.
Players may notice Takakura visits the farm daily to perform tasks like collecting farm items for sale. Additionally, Takakura feeds the dog with dog food, topping up its food dish next to the dog house. It's not possible to buy dog food in the game.
Dog Choices and How to Train the Dog in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
As players don't need to feed the dog in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, some players may wonder how to interact with it. To grow the dog's affection in the relationship meter, players can pick up the dog and talk to it for a green or red heart to appear.
Players can also teach the dog tricks like jumping, begging, pawing, and spinning, by pressing or rotating the relevant buttons, such as turning the left stick to get the dog to spin if using an Xbox Controller.
Players can also view the dog's resident information stats in the Bag pause menu, which displays information like its relationship meter. It's also worth noting the choice of a pointy-eared or floppy-eared dog has no impact on the game story or gameplay, so it's simply a case of player preference when players choose a dog.
Players also need to give their dog a name and could take inspiration from iconic dogs in movies or other popular culture if they are stuck on what to call it.
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is available now on PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S.