These are the most memorable pets from the GTA games, from faithful dogs to rude parrots.
The Grand Theft Auto games have always tried to make the experience feel like real life. Since having a pet is a big part of many people’s lives, it makes sense that the games let you meet pets as one of their many features.
As the series has gone on, though, the pets’ roles have changed a lot. In most games before Grand Theft Auto 5, you couldn’t do much with the characters’ pets. But in Grand Theft Auto 5, you can see the world through the eyes of one of the characters’ pets. Looking back at the pets that have been in Grand Theft Auto games over the years is an interesting thing to do.
Tony
Ken Rosenberg is one of the few characters in Grand Theft Auto games who shows up in more than one game. He is in San Andreas, Vice City, and Vice City Stories. Rosenberg is both Tommy’s lawyer and his driver. You meet him in the first scene of Vice City.
In San Andreas, on the other hand, Rosenberg gets a pet: Tony the parrot. This bird is funny and shows up in three scenes in San Andreas. However, it is best known for making fun of Salvatore Leone’s goons. Tony is a funny pet because he is colorful and funny.
Sasha The Dog
The dog was not seen in the first Grand Theft Auto game. In the series, she stays in the trunk of a car. The leader of the Vercotti Crime Family owns the first animal you meet in the series. His name is Sasha.
During the Heist Almighty mission, you get a phone call telling you that the dog has been taken and that you need to save it. If you do it right, you’ll hear that the dog is now in the trunk of your car. Sasha is the first pet ever in GTA, and the dog’s kidnapping makes you feel sad. Even though he isn’t seen, this sweet dog is easy to remember.
The Canary
If you’ve played Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, you’ve probably heard of Kazuki Kasen’s wife, Toshiko Kasen. Kasen is unhappy with her life as a trophy wife, so she lets her pet bird go and then kills herself. This is one of the most interesting parts of the game.
Even though we only see Kasen’s bird for a short time, it might be the pet with the most meaning in the whole series. The canary is free to fly away, but Kasen wants to do the same.
Chop The Dog
Chop is a Rottweiler who shows up in both GTA 5 and GTA Online. It was always with Franklin Clinton, but it belonged to Lamar Davis. The Rottweiler’s nose can find both people and things to collect.
Chop lives in Franklin’s house in the hills, and sometimes the player can switch to playing as this dog. You’ll even see the world from the dog’s point of view as part of its mission. Chop is by far the most developed and interesting pet that has ever been in Slope Game.
Herbie The Astral Goat
In the second act of San Andreas, an old hippie named “The Truth” shows up in the woods of Flint County. Even though he owns the Mothership van, in the mission Are You Going to San Fierro? he says he only travels on his astral goat. Herbie is a made-up creature, but the Truth still calls him a pet.
If you were to give a prize for the strangest GTA pet, this goat would almost certainly win. People say that the goat was in earlier versions of the game or that it can be found in the game files. Some people say that they saw Herbie around Mount Chiliad. We don’t know for sure about either of these facts.
Dexie The Dog
Dexie is a dog that Kerry McIntosh owns. She first shows up in Grand Theft Auto 5. When you play as Trevor Philips, you’ll run into McIntosh near the Vangelico Jewel Store in Rockford Hills. Nigel and Mrs. Thornhill will then ask you to get the dog’s collar, which will cause the dog to run away from Kerry.
It seems to be a brown Bull Mastiff and is one of the few dogs with a name in the GTA games. Even though the game doesn’t tell you much about Dexie, it seems like she’s a nice dog, and you feel bad when you steal her collar.
El Rubio’s Panther
Juan Stickler, also known as El Rubio, is a bad guy who shows up in Grand Theft Auto Online’s Cayo Perico Heist. As you check out the island where Juan lives, you see him kill Gustavo by putting him in a cage with his pet panther, which attacks Gustavo when it gets out.
The only dangerous or exotic animal kept as a pet in the series is this panther. Even though the creature is only seen during the scene where Gustavo is killed, it is a cool and scary creature that makes El Rubio’s character more dangerous and interesting.
Carl Johnson’s Cat
The Johnson House is on Grove Street and is a key part of San Andreas. It can also be used as a safe house. No one knows when Sean, Brian, Carl, and Kendl moved into the house, but Carl is said to have been born there. Carl’s room has a picture of the white cat that lives with his family.
When the game came out, this small picture was seen as a loving and immersive touch. Strangely, there is also a picture of the cat in Manhunt, which makes it seem like the two universes might be linked. Even though you never talk to Carl directly, this small touch makes him seem more real.
The Ghost Dog
In GTA 5 and GTA Online, Dom is a random character who is often seen doing dangerous things. During these missions, you might meet a Labrador Retriever without a name. Many people call it the “ghost dog.” Franklin is the only one of the three playable characters who can talk to the dog directly. The dog leads Franklin down a dirt path to where Beasley is hanging from a tree by a parachute.
No one ever says why the dog acts so strangely or why it sometimes shows up to lead players. It’s also not clear what happens to the dog, but it seems to be some kind of ghostly pet that Beasley used to have.
