How To Unlock & Add Pets To Hideout In AC Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows lets players find and pet numerous animals roaming around the open world. It's always comforting to just take a moment of peace, away from all the bloodshed, and just pet these fluffy creatures before carrying on to the next quest. However, the game also allows you to add all these creatures to your Hideout by gradually unlocking them. So, this guide will show you how to unlock the pets and then add them to your Hideout in AC Shadows.

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How to Unlock Pets in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Players will encounter various animals in the open world that they can unlock as pets in Assassin's Creed Shadows. As much as players would want to take a pet with them all the time while exploring Feudal Japan, there's no such mechanic in the game besides petting them. Here are all the methods that players can use to unlock various animals as pets in the Hideout.

Petting animals in the open world, mostly inside shrines, temples, and villages.
Buying pets from the Ornament Vendor located inside various villages.
Completing random open-world Sumi-E paintings whenever there's an animal nearby. There's a high chance the painted animal will be unlocked as a pet.

Here's a quick list of all the animals that players can unlock in their Hideout.

Animal/Pet	How to Unlock
Golden Akita	Ornament Vendor in Sakai
Golden Akita Puppy	Fukushima Ruins near Osaka
Black Akita	Southern part of Sakai
Black Akita Puppy	Noda Village in the northern part of Osaka Castle
White Akita	Tokukuji Temple in Hills of Meeting
White Akita Puppy	In Shrines and Towns
Tsuki-maru	Quest reward for Thrown to the Dogs
Green Pheasant	It can be found in rare chests in Omi
Copper Pheasant	It can be found in rare chests in Omi
Calico Kitten	Cat Island in Omi
Calico Bobtail
Tabby Kitten
Tabby Bobtail	Fishermen's District in Osaka
Ox	Ornament Vendor
Black Ox
White Ox
Boar Piglet	Painting Sumi-E
Hare
Macaque
Baby Macaque
Dark Macaque	Ornament Vendor
Light Macaque	Ornament Vendor
Red Fox	Painting Sumi-E
Red Fox Cub	Painting Sumi-E
Sakura Fox	Daily Exchange Reward
Serow	Ornament Vendor
White Serow
Serow Fawn
Tanuki	Painting Sumi-E
Tanuki Pup	Painting Sumi-E
Autumn Boar	Shadows Exchange
Summer Deer	Shadows Exchange

How to Add Pets to the Hideout

To place/add pets to your Hideout, players will need to enter the build mode and add the animals manually in AC Shadows. After going into the build mode, switch to the animals tab and select the particular animal you want to add as a pet to the Hideout.

Once the animal is selected, you can choose from any number of the free spaces to place the animal. Yes, you can add duplicate animals to your Hideout, however, there's a limit of 30 total animals currently.

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