Use your favourite text editor to replace the word “Dogmeat” with whatever you want Dogmeat to be called. Do this in each of the three files. Enjoy your newly-named dog, though anyone who talks about him in dialog will still call him Dogmeat.

After first encountering Dogmeat, he will just be named “Dog.” Later on during the quest When Freedom Calls, Mama Murphy mentions to the Sole Survivor that Dogmeat is his real name.

This mod, combined with simple batch commands, lets you rename your settlers with titles that fit their roles. With over 60 names sorted in modular packs (with an easy NMM installer), Settler Renaming makes your settlement much easier to manage.

Games. River, a pet to Joel and Michelle Burgess, was the dog that both voiced and modeled Dogmeat and many other canines in Fallout 4. She passed away on June 26, 2021.

Recover a Lost Dogmeat or Other Companion

1. Open up the Console by typing Tilde (~)
2. Type ‘prid 0001d162’
3. Hit Return/Enter.
4. Type ‘moveto player’
5. Hit Return/Enter.
6. Hit Tilde (~) again to close the console.
7. Dogmeat will shoot to you like he is being magically summoned and be next to you!